Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 12, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-8596
CVE-2018-8596
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when the Windows GDI component improperly discloses the contents of its memory, aka "Windows GDI 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-2018-8595.
Affected products
31(Server Core installation)+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: (Server Core installation)
- (no CPE)range: (Server Core installation)
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Windows RT 8.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: Windows RT 8.1
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
32-bit Systems Service Pack 2+ 4 more
- (no CPE)range: 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
- (no CPE)range: Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
(Server Core installation)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: (Server Core installation)
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
32-bit systems+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 32-bit systems
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:pro_n:*:*:*
(Server Core installation)+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: (Server Core installation)
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
32-bit Systems+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: 32-bit Systems
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8596nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/106086nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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