CVE-2018-8414
Microsoft Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- High 8.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 25 Mar 2022
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Shell does not properly validate file paths, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10.
Key facts
- Published
- 15 Aug 2018
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- KEV added
- 25 Mar 2022
- KEV fix due
- 15 Apr 2022
- EPSS
- 72.621% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.452% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 8.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 Servers |
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| Microsoft | Windows 10 |
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Timeline
- 15 Aug 2018 Published
- 25 Mar 2022 CVE-2018-8414 added to CISA KEV
- 25 Mar 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue