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Microsoft PowerShell Editor Services Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

Critical

Family

Family

Windows

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

10.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

5 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft advisory (CVE-2018-8327).

Insight

Insight

The flaw is due to an improper way of securing local connections by PowerShell Editor Services.

Affected Software

Affected Software

PowerShell Editor Services 1.7.0 and below.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Upgrade PowerShell Editor Services to version 1.8.0 or later. Please see the references for more info.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)