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Strike ID:
E18-mble1
CVSS:
10.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
False Positive:
t
Variants:
3
Year:
2018

Description

This strike exploits a remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Shell. The vulnerability is due to improper paths parsing in SettingContent-ms files. An attacker can entice a target to open a specially crafted settingcontent-ms file to trigger the vulnerability. Successful exploitation will result in execution of arbitrary code.

CVE

https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2018-8414

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8414

BID

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105016