Memory corruption in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2018-8450
Published: November 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15880
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8450
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of objects in memory within Windows Search. A remote attacker can send specially crafted messages to the Windows Search service, trigger the vulnerability through an SMB connection and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2018-8450
Install updates from vendor's website.