vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8413: Windows Theme API Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 9, 2018 | Oct 9, 2018 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 9, 2018
Added
Oct 9, 2018
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when "Windows Theme API" does not properly decompress files, aka "Windows Theme API Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4462922microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4462917microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4462937microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4462918microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4462919microsoft-windows-windows_10-1809-kb4464330microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012-kb4462931microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4462941microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4462917microsoft-windows-windows_server_2019-1809-kb4464330msft-kb4462915-12aa589f-eae8-42ea-a2e8-eb41a36c43b6msft-kb4462915-4d032d7e-1aed-452c-844f-fd86dd5385ffmsft-kb4462915-7011e545-f81d-4b02-a5e3-15fd50b29a7cmsft-kb4462915-cef3ebb4-b9cf-4aff-aa5b-c80500f5d6eamsft-kb4462915-e32cde5b-a2a7-46a6-9d4e-ed961a6924d0msft-kb4462915-f03674d4-c0fd-473e-8492-7df3bb8c8230msft-kb4462931-0eaf46e9-1447-4fca-a01c-6e5890f37168msft-kb4462931-df4fb7b9-56e4-4389-839b-60f613907865msft-kb4462941-56a4f194-85ba-4dff-92f1-904ebc2fa310msft-kb4462941-859b093c-b864-48d2-a3d0-d57d594337ff
References
- BID-105448
- CVE-2018-8413
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-8413
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4462917
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4462918
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4462919
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4462922
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4462931
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4462937
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4462941
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/4464330
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