vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8256: Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 13, 2018 | Nov 13, 2018 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 13, 2018
Added
Nov 13, 2018
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
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.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4467680microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4467691microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4467696microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4467686microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4467702microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4467708microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4467678microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4467703microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4467691microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4467708msft-kb4467106-339c91f5-6d1d-4a41-909b-af57c1ac99a3msft-kb4467106-77ada8e4-99c2-40c7-8867-e59607dc0342msft-kb4467106-a62b9202-94f2-490b-a7d0-bdd73289f256msft-kb4467106-aec57e1b-7d44-4547-9e12-cb875413faf2msft-kb4467106-bab904d4-da6f-47a1-adeb-386a94e86000msft-kb4467106-cef2f089-c315-4edb-bb16-a3ace65d86d4msft-kb4467678-1db3b379-c517-4511-9094-3e1c44cc7c1cmsft-kb4467678-f598871e-153b-4d69-8932-89d58e2ff38dmsft-kb4467703-579a9a1e-0b54-4f92-a48b-2086de3e44c5msft-kb4467703-e4835420-ee77-4a03-95c2-6c626ee5f246
References
- BID-105781
- CVE-2018-8256
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-8256
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4467678
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4467680
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4467686
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4467691
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4467696
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4467702
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4467703
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4467708
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