CVE-2018-0970: Microsoft Windows 10

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 3.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the Windows kernel that could allow an attacker to retrieve information that could lead to a Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR) bypass, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, 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-2018-0887, CVE-2018-0960, CVE-2018-0968, CVE-2018-0969, CVE-2018-0971, CVE-2018-0972, CVE-2018-0973, CVE-2018-0974, CVE-2018-0975.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10: any version; version 1511 only; version 1607 only; version 1703 only; version 1709 only
  • Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1: any version
  • Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1: affected versions not specified
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016: any version

Published 2018-04-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.