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CVE-2018-8619 in the critical feed json

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Internet Explorer VBScript execution policy does not properly restrict VBScript under…

published 7y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-20232

cvss
7.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
44.8%
EPSS 44.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Internet Explorer VBScript execution policy does not properly restrict VBScript under specific conditions, aka "Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10.

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (EDB-46023)

Exploit prediction

44.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-46023 VBScript - MSXML Execution Policy Bypass dos, 2018-12-20

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 9
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 10

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

Sources

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