CVE-2018-8174

high-risk
Published 2018-05-09

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka "Windows VBScript Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.

Do I need to act?

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94.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 6% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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1 public exploit available
44741
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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 (13)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (9)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103998
Exploit https://blog.0patch.com/2018/05/a-single-instruction-micropatch-for.html
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8174
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44741/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103998
Exploit https://blog.0patch.com/2018/05/a-single-instruction-micropatch-for.html
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8174
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44741/
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-...
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high-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate