CVE-2018-8414 KEV
8.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 74% (pctl 99)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-04-15.
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Shell does not properly validate file paths, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 73.97% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-04-15 |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2018-08-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-25 |
| Due | 2022-04-15 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 1703 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1709 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1803 |
| microsoft | windows server 1709 |
| microsoft | windows server 1803 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105016
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041458
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8414
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105016
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041458
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8414
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8414
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