High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-8413

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when "Windows Theme API" does not properly decompress files, aka "Windows Theme API Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

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Affected products

Microsoft/Windows Themesllm-create
Microsoft/Windows 10 1909cpe-rescue
Range: 32-bit Systems
Microsoft/Windows Server 2003cpe-rescue
Range: version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
Microsoft/Windows 7cpe-rescue
Range: 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
Microsoft/Windows 8.1cpe-rescue
Range: 32-bit systems
Microsoft/Windows Rt 8.1cpe-rescue
Range: Windows RT 8.1
Microsoft/Windows Server 2008cpe-rescue
Range: Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
Microsoft/Windows Server 2012cpe-rescue2 versions
(Server Core installation)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: (Server Core installation)
- (no CPE)range: (Server Core installation)
Microsoft/Windows Server 2016cpe-rescue
Range: (Server Core installation)
Microsoft/Windows Server 2019cpe-rescue
Range: (Server Core installation)

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References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8413nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105448nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041824nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com/files/156027/Microsoft-Windows-Theme-API-File-Parsing.htmlnvd

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