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CVE-2018-8481: An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Media Player improperly discloses file information, aka "Windows Media Player…

LowCVSS 3.1 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 14/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 5% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 92.3% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Media Player improperly discloses file information, aka "Windows Media Player Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8482.

Published
Oct 10, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
5.0% · 92th percentile
CWE
—

Report tools

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Action score

14

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
12 / 40 · 3.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 5.0%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
microsoftwindows 10
microsoftwindows 7
microsoftwindows 8.1
microsoftwindows rt 8.1
microsoftwindows server 2008
microsoftwindows server 2012
microsoftwindows server 2016
microsoftwindows server 2019

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microsoft). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Microsoft Windows 10

    • 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1703 for x64-based Systems, Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1809 for x64-based Systems, x64-based Systemsaffected

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Servers

    • version 1709 (Server Core Installation), version 1803 (Server Core Installation)affected

  • Microsoft Windows 7

    • 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1, x64-based Systems Service Pack 1affected

  • Microsoft Windows 8.1

    • 32-bit systems, x64-based systemsaffected

  • Microsoft Windows RT 8.1

    • Windows RT 8.1affected

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008

    • 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2, 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2, x64-based Systems Service Pack 2, x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)affected

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2

    • Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1, x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)affected

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012

    • (Server Core installation)affected

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

    • (Server Core installation)affected

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

    • (Server Core installation)affected

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019

    • (Server Core installation)affected
Affected versions · NVD (8)

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • microsoft windows server 2008all versions
  • microsoft windows server 2008r2
  • microsoft windows server 2012all versions
  • microsoft windows server 2012r2
  • microsoft windows server 2016all versions
  • microsoft windows server 20161709
  • microsoft windows server 20161803
  • microsoft windows server 2019all versions

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Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2018-8423Oct 10, 2018 · A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the Microsoft JET Database Engine, aka "Microsoft JET Database Engine Remote Code Execution…
    41Plan
  • ← EarlierCVE-2018-8472Oct 10, 2018 · An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in memory…
    28Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2018-8482Oct 10, 2018 · An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Media Player improperly discloses file information, aka "Windows Media Player…
    14Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

—

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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References

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