CVE-2018-7250

MEDIUM

Windows Vista, 7, 8, and 8.1 - Uninitialized Kernel Pool Memory Exposure via secdrv.sys IOCTL 0xCA002813

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-7250. PoCs published by alonhr.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2018-7250, an uninitialized kernel pool allocation in secdrv.sys, allowing a local unprivileged attacker to leak 16 bits of uninitialized kernel PagedPool data via IOCTL 0xCA002813. The code demonstrates the vulnerability by repeatedly allocating and freeing memory to leak different data.

Description

An issue was discovered in secdrv.sys as shipped in Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 before KB3086255, and as shipped in Macrovision SafeDisc. An uninitialized kernel pool allocation in IOCTL 0xCA002813 allows a local unprivileged attacker to leak 16 bits of uninitialized kernel PagedPool data.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 7 stars
by alonhr · poc
https://github.com/alonhr/SecDrvPoolLeak

This PoC exploits CVE-2018-7250, an uninitialized kernel pool allocation in secdrv.sys, allowing a local unprivileged attacker to leak 16 bits of uninitialized kernel PagedPool data via IOCTL 0xCA002813. The code demonstrates the vulnerability by repeatedly allocating and freeing memory to leak different data.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Info Leak
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Microsoft Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 (prior to KB3086255) and Macrovision SafeDisc
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Local access to the target system · Presence of vulnerable secdrv.sys driver
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0303
EPSS Percentile 85.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (5)
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8
microsoft/windows_8.1
microsoft/windows_vista
tivo/safedisc
Published Feb 26, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026