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CVE-2018-0942
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…
Low2.6EPSS 3.1%
- Published
- Updated
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- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
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".
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Low2.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.6.
Weakness
- Elevation of Privilege
Affected products
Microsoft Corporation · Internet Explorer
- affected 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.
References (3)
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0942 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1040510 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 103312 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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