Check Point Advisories

Microsoft Windows Shell Directory Traversal (CVE-2018-8495)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2018-0992
Date Published:	9 Oct 2018
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Wednesday 18 December, 2024
Source:	Microsoft CVE-2018-8495
Industry Reference:	CVE-2018-8495
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Microsoft Windows 10 1607 Microsoft Windows 10 1703 on x86 Microsoft Windows 10 1709 32-bit Microsoft Windows 10 1803 on x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition on X86 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1709 Microsoft Windows Server 2016 1803
Vulnerability Description	A directory traversal vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Shell. Successful exploitation could result in arbitrary code execution under the security context of 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 Directory Traversal (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 Directory Traversal (CVE-2018-8495)