CVE-2018-8140: Microsoft Windows 10

Medium severity, CVSS 6.8. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An Elevation of Privilege vulnerability exists when Cortana retrieves data from user input services without consideration for status, aka "Cortana Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10: version 1709 only; version 1803 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 1803: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: version 1709 only

Published 2018-06-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.