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CVE-2018-8414

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-20 Input Validation
Publication date:
15/08/2018
Last modified:
28/10/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.80 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 9.30 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1709:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_1803:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools