CVE-2018-8060

Name: CVE-2018-8060
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-05-10T03:29:00.31+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.55%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8060 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. HWiNFO AMD64 Kernel driver version 8.98 and lower allows an unprivileged user to send an IOCTL to the device driver. If input and/or output buffer pointers are NULL or if these buffers' data are invalid, a NULL/invalid pointer access occurs, resulting in a Windows kernel panic aka Blue Screen. EPSS estimates a 0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

HWiNFO AMD64 Kernel driver version 8.98 and lower allows an unprivileged user to send an IOCTL to the device driver. If input and/or output buffer pointers are NULL or if these buffers' data are invalid, a NULL/invalid pointer access occurs, resulting in a Windows kernel panic aka Blue Screen. This affects IOCTLs higher than 0x85FE2600 with the HWiNFO32 symbolic device name.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.55%

42.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Hwinfo	Amd64 Kernel Driver	<= 8.98

References

https://github.com/otavioarj/SIOCtlExploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/otavioarj/SIOCtlExploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: May 10, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-8060?

How severe is CVE-2018-8060?

Severity scoring for CVE-2018-8060 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.55% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-8060?

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Source: NVD / NIST