CVE-2018-8414

State: Published
Severity: 8.8 High
Published: Aug 15, 2018
Updated: Oct 21, 2025
Reserved: Mar 14, 2018

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	8.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Windows 10 ServersMicrosoft	version 1709 (Server Core Installation)Affected version 1803 (Server Core Installation)Affected
Windows 10Microsoft	Version 1703 for 32-bit SystemsAffected Version 1703 for x64-based SystemsAffected Version 1709 for 32-bit SystemsAffected Version 1709 for x64-based SystemsAffected Version 1803 for 32-bit SystemsAffected Version 1803 for x64-based SystemsAffected

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8414
105016vdb-entry
1041458vdb-entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8414government-resource

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