CVE-2018-8397

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) handles objects in the memory, aka "GDI+ Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 15, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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