The Microsoft Windows Embedded OpenType (EOT) font engine in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012 allows information disclosure, due to how the Windows EOT font engine handles embedded fonts, aka "Windows EOT Font Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability"
Published Feb 15, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.32%
Description
The Microsoft Windows Embedded OpenType (EOT) font engine in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012 allows information disclosure, due to how the Windows EOT font engine handles embedded fonts, aka "Windows EOT Font Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0755, CVE-2018-0761, and CVE-2018-0855.
Affected products
- Vendor Microsoft Corporation Product Microsoft Windows Embedded OpenType (EOT) font engine Defaultn/a
- Version Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Server 2012.StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Microsoft Windows Embedded OpenType (EOT) font engine | n/a |
|
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.32% (0.02322) | 82.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.42% (0.02416) | 81.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 8.00% (0.08000) | 91.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 6, 2025 | 5.46% (0.05464) | 89.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 3.57% (0.03568) | 86.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 6.33% (0.06335) | 89.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.23% (0.04231) | 88.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00097) | 42.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00098) | 39.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.42% (0.01418) | 73.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.42% (0.01418) | 71.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.42% (0.01418) | 50.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 86.41th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 86.25th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 93.70th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102953 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040374 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0760 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102953 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040374 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0760 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.