Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Shell Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8495)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0992
Date Published:	9 Oct 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 23 June, 2022
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2018-8495
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-8495
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Windows Server 2016 Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) 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 R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Microsoft Windows Shell Remote Code Execution (CVE-2018-8495) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
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-2018-8495)