High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 4, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-0749
CVE-2018-0749
Description
The Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Server in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way SMB Server handles specially crafted files, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
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Affected products
2- Microsoft Corporation/SMB Serverv5Range: Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703 and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709
Patches
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References
5- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0749nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43517/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102355nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040096nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- 95cnsec.com/windows-smb-cve-2018-0749-exploit.htmlnvdBroken LinkURL Repurposed
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