CVE-2018-8495 is a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability affecting Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, stemming from improper handling of URIs by Windows Shell. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a high potential for impact, as an attacker could achieve full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, and availability) with high attack complexity, requiring user interaction. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a high level of interest. It is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and is currently inactive on the Hot List.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1607CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1703CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1709CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1803CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.4 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.