CVE-2018-0762

high-risk
Published 2018-01-04

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0758, CVE-2018-0768, CVE-2018-0769, CVE-2018-0770, CVE-2018-0772, CVE-2018-0773, CVE-2018-0774, CVE-2018-0775, CVE-2018-0776, CVE-2018-0777, CVE-2018-0778, and CVE-2018-0781.

Do I need to act?

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32.0% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 68% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (5)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102408
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040099
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040100
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0762
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102408
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040099
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040100
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0762
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 16/34 · Moderate
Exposure 12/34 · Low