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    CVE-2018-8373

    A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8353, CVE-2018-8355, CVE-2018-8359, CVE-2018-8371, CVE-2018-8372, CVE-2018-8385, CVE-2018-8389, CVE-2018-8390.

    Published:Aug 15, 2018
    Last Modified:Oct 28, 2025
    EPS:Aug 15, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.80797
    CVSS Score:7.5

    CISA Notification

    Description

    A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8353, CVE-2018-8355, CVE-2018-8359, CVE-2018-8371, CVE-2018-8372, CVE-2018-8385, CVE-2018-8389, CVE-2018-8390.

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Apr 15, 2022
    1610 days ago
    Alert Date
    Mar 25, 2022
    1631 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Internet Explorer
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 10 1507
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 10 1607
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 10 1703
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 10 1709
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 10 1803
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 7
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows 8.1
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Rt 8.1
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2008
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2012
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows Server 2016

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High