Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Shell Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8414)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2018-0829
Date Published: 14 Aug 2018
Severity: High
Last Updated: Sunday 02 April, 2023
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2018-8414
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80
Who is Vulnerable? Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server, version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
Windows Server, version 1803 (Server Core Installation)
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Shell Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8414) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Microsoft Windows Shell Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8414)

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