CVE-2018-8495: microsoft windows_10 Path Traversal

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-8495 is a high (CVSS 7.6) Path Traversal vulnerability in microsoft windows_10. EPSS estimates a 50.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 10-10-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Windows Shell improperly handles URIs, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.