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CVE-2018-8115

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.6 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 34.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-05-02 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Windows Host Compute Service Shim (hcsshim) library fails to properly validate input while importing a container image, aka "Windows Host Compute Service Shim Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows Host Compute.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows Host Compute: before 0.6.10 — fixed in 0.6.10
• Microsoft Windows Host Compute: Service Shim

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Windows Host Compute 0.6.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104061
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040842
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8115
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104061
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040842
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8115

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