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low 2.6

CVE-2018-0942 json

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R…

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-1725

cvss
2.6
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.1%
EPSS 3.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allow elevation of privilege, due to how Internet Explorer handles zone and integrity settings, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Patch / fix

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Exploit prediction

3.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 2.6 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer

References

Sources

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