CVE-2018-8256
8Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackepss 23%
exploitation probability
23%top 2% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when PowerShell improperly handles specially crafted files, aka "Microsoft PowerShell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows RT 8.1, PowerShell Core 6.0, Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive 1.2.2.0, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2019, Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, PowerShell Core 6.1, Windows 10 Servers, Windows 10, Windows 8.1.
Affected products
Microsoft · Microsoft.PowerShell.ArchiveMicrosoft · PowerShell CoreMicrosoft · Windows 10Microsoft · Windows 10 ServersMicrosoft · Windows 7Microsoft · Windows 8.1Microsoft · Windows RT 8.1Microsoft · Windows Server 2008 R2Microsoft · Windows Server 2012Microsoft · Windows Server 2012 R2Microsoft · Windows Server 2016Microsoft · Windows Server 2019