CVE-2018-8552 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 51% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when VBScript improperly discloses the contents of its memory, which could provide an attacker with information to further compromise the user's computer or data, aka "Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 50.96% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-11-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (9)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | internet explorer |
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
| microsoft | windows server 2019 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | VBScript - 'rtFilter' Out-of-Bounds Read | 2018-11-30 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105786
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8552
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45924/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105786
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8552
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45924/
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