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CVE-2018-8115

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-8115 describes a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Host Compute Service Shim (hcsshim) library, affecting Microsoft Windows Host Compute. This flaw arises from improper input validation during container image import. With a CVSS score of 8.6 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or KEV listing, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness within the cybersecurity community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 0.6.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_host_compute_service_shim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.6HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
34.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3438 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Host Compute Service Shim
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2018-May/CVE-2018-8115Critical

Windows Host Compute Service Shim Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

May 8, 2018

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8115
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/104061
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040842
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry