Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2018-8414

TLP:CLEAR

Microsoft Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Shell does not properly validate file paths.

Facts

  • Vendor: Microsoft
  • Product: Windows
  • CVSS: 8.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 72.6 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 25 March 2022
  • First known exploitation: 25 March 2022
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 15 April 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-20
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 25 March 2022

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD