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Microsoft Releases Security Update

Microsoft has released a security update to address a vulnerability in the Windows Host Compute Service Shim (hcsshim) library. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system.
Threat ID:
CC-2340
Category:
Threat Severity:
Low
Threat Vector:
Published:
3 May 2018 12:00 AM
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Summary

Microsoft has released a security update to address a vulnerability in the Windows Host Compute Service Shim (hcsshim) library. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system.

Threat details

Remediation steps

Type Step
Users and administrators are encouraged to review the Microsoft Security Advisory and apply the necessary update.

CVE Vulnerabilities

Status

CVE-2018-8115

Last edited: 17 February 2020 12:48 pm