CVE-2018-0878

LOWNVD 3.13.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 3.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 3.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
3.1
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 21%CVSS: 3.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Windows Remote Assistance in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an information disclosure vulnerability due to how XML External Entities (XXE) are processed, aka "Windows Remote Assistance Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

CVSS v3
3.1
EG Score
3.1(medium)
EPSS
97.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 14, 2018

Last Modified

April 4, 2025

References (8)

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-44352✓ verified
    First seen Mar 28, 2018

    Microsoft Windows Remote Assistance - XML External Entity Injection

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-0878?
CVE-2018-0878 is a low vulnerability published on March 14, 2018. Windows Remote Assistance in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an information disclosure vulnerability due to how…
When was CVE-2018-0878 disclosed?
CVE-2018-0878 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 14, 2018, with the most recent update on April 4, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2018-0878 actively exploited?
CVE-2018-0878 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 97.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-0878?
CVE-2018-0878 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2018-0878?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-0878, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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