CVE-2018-8256

Severity

93%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

165%

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when PowerShell improperly handles specially crafted files, aka "Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows RT 8.1, PowerShell Core 6.0, Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive 1.2.2.0, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2019, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, PowerShell Core 6.1, Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10, Windows 8.1.

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when PowerShell improperly handles specially crafted files, aka "Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows RT 8.1, PowerShell Core 6.0, Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive 1.2.2.0, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2019, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, PowerShell Core 6.1, Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10, Windows 8.1.

CVSS 3.0 Base Score 8.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 9.3. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C).

Overview

Type

Microsoft

First reported 6 years ago

2018-11-14 01:29:00

Last updated 5 years ago

2019-10-03 00:03:00

Affected Software

Microsoft PowerShell Core 6.0

6.0

Microsoft PowerShell Core 6.1

6.1

Microsoft Windows 10 1703

1703

Microsoft Windows 10 1709

1709

Microsoft Windows 10 1803

1803

Microsoft Windows 10 1809

1809

Microsoft Windows RT 8.1

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1709

1709

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1803

1803

Microsoft Windows Server 2019

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