CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-8420
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-09-13
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-611
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft XML Core Services MSXML parser processes user input, aka "MS XML Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10
• microsoft windows 10 1607
• microsoft windows 10 1703
• microsoft windows 10 1709
• microsoft windows 10 1803
• microsoft windows 7
• microsoft windows 8.1
• microsoft windows server 2008
• microsoft windows server 2012
• microsoft windows server 2016
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105259 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041627 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8420 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105259 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041627 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8420 Patch, Vendor Advisory