vulnerability

Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8231: HTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 12, 2018
Added
Jun 12, 2018
Modified
Sep 5, 2025

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when HTTP Protocol Stack (Http.sys) improperly handles objects in memory, aka "HTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Solutions

microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4284860microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4284880microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4284874microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4284819microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4284835microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4284880
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