CVE-2018-8327
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 11, 2018 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:04 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorPowerShellPowerShell Editor Services
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 23%
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in PowerShell Editor Services, aka "PowerShell Editor Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects PowerShell Editor, PowerShell Extension.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Affected range stops below 1.7.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.7.0
Affected range stops below 1.7.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104649VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041251x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8327CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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