CVE-2018-0883

Severity

76%

Complexity

49%

Confidentiality

165%

Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to how file copy destinations are validated, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to how file copy destinations are validated, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.6. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: high. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Microsoft Windows

First reported 7 years ago

2018-03-14 17:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-03 00:03:00

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 10 1703

1703

Microsoft Windows RT 8.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1

r2

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

References

103259

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

1040502

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0883

Patch, Vendor Advisory

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