{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 10 products.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8256 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8256 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2018-8256 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 14 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2018-8256 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2018-8256 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 14 Nov 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8256 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Microsoft Windows 10. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-8256/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-8256/index.md)","id":"CVE-2018-8256","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-8256/index.md","name":"CVE-2018-8256","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-44rm-q29m-7pfp"],"analysis":{"component_type":"operating_system","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Windows PowerShell","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening specially crafted files in Microsoft PowerShell.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"code_injection"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"microsoft","cpe":[{"product":"microsoft.powershell.archive","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"powershell_core","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_10","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_7","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_8.1","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_rt_8.1","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_server_2008","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_server_2012","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_server_2016","vendor":"microsoft"},{"product":"windows_server_2019","vendor":"microsoft"}],"cvss":{"score":8.8,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.0"},"cwes":[],"description":"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.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":false,"headline":"Code injection in Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive","id":"CVE-2018-8256","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":"microsoft:windows_10","products":["microsoft:windows_10","microsoft:windows_7","microsoft:windows_8.1","microsoft:windows_rt_8.1","microsoft:windows_server_2008","microsoft:windows_server_2012","microsoft:windows_server_2016","microsoft:windows_server_2019"],"type":"code_injection","year":"2018"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":3,"next":{"headline":"Code injection in .NET Framework","id":"CVE-2018-8260"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Cross-site scripting in Microsoft Project Server","id":"CVE-2018-8254"},"products":["Microsoft.PowerShell.Archive","PowerShell Core","Windows 10","Windows 10 Servers","Windows 7","Windows 8.1","Windows RT 8.1","Windows Server 2008 R2","Windows Server 2012","Windows Server 2012 R2","Windows Server 2016","Windows Server 2019"],"published":"2018-11-14","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-05","vendors":["Microsoft"]},"summary":"Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening specially crafted files in Microsoft PowerShell.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-8256/"}