CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-8495
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-10-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.6 HIGH — AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Shell improperly handles URIs, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10 1607
• microsoft windows 10 1703
• microsoft windows 10 1709
• microsoft windows 10 1803
• microsoft windows server 2016
• microsoft windows server 2016 1709
• microsoft windows server 2016 1803
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105461 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://leucosite.com/Microsoft-Edge-RCE/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8495 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105461 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://leucosite.com/Microsoft-Edge-RCE/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8495 Patch, Vendor Advisory