PT-2018-1488 · Microsoft · Windows 10 Servers+4

Enigma0X3 + 2 · Published 2018-08-14 · Updated 2019-10-03 · CVE-2018-8204

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.3

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Windows Server 2016 Windows 10 Windows 10 Servers

Description A security feature bypass issue exists, allowing an attacker to inject malicious code into a Windows PowerShell session. This is related to an improperly implemented security check. The exploitation of this issue could enable a bypass of code integrity checks by injecting malicious code into a trusted PowerShell process.

Recommendations For Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, and Windows 10 Servers, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-358

Related Identifiers

BDU:2018-01039

CVE-2018-8204

Affected Products

Windows

Windows 10

Windows 10 Servers

Windows Powershell

Windows Server 2016

References · 9

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8204 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-8204 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8204 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/advisory/CVE-2018-8204 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-8204 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2018-01039 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/105008 · Note
• https://support.microsoft.com/help/4343887 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1041459 · Note