Predictive Vulnerability Intelligence.

Product

  • Product
  • Pricing
  • Documentation

Company

  • About
  • Partnerships
  • Blog
  • Support

Legal

  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Data Licensing

© 2026 FAUCET Technologies LLC. All rights reserved.

CVE-2018-8327

42
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-8327 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting PowerShell Editor Services, including the PowerShell Editor and PowerShell Extension. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise potential (confidentiality, integrity, and availability). While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community attention with 11 mentions and one media article, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powershell:*:*:*:*:*:visual_studio_code:*:*
< 1.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powershell_editor_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
21.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2117 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 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 (3)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: PowerShell Editor Services
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: PowerShell Extension for Visual Studio Code
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2018-Jul/CVE-2018-8327Critical

PowerShell Editor Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Jul 10, 2018

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8327
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/104649
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1041251
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry