CVE-2018-8463

high-risk
Published 2018-09-13

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge that could allow an attacker to escape from the AppContainer sandbox in the browser, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Edge. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8469.

Do I need to act?

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20.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 80% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
45502
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.4/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105260
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041623
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8463
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45502/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105260
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041623
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8463
Third Party Advisory https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45502/
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high-risk
Severity 26/34 · High
Exploitability 21/34 · High
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal