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CVE-2018-8552
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when VBScript improperly discloses the contents of its memory, which could provide an…
High7.5EPSS 51.0%
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- Updated
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- microsoft
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when VBScript improperly discloses the contents of its memory, which could provide an attacker with information to further compromise the user's computer or data, aka "Windows Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 51.0% · top 1.1% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- Information Disclosure
- CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
Microsoft · Internet Explorer 9
- affected Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
- affected Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
Microsoft · Internet Explorer 11
- affected Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
- affected Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
- affected Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
- affected Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
- affected Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
- affected Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
- affected Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
- affected Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
- affected Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
- affected Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
- affected Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
- affected Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
- affected Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
- affected Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
- affected Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- affected Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
- affected Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
- affected Windows RT 8.1
- affected Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
- affected Windows Server 2012 R2
- affected Windows Server 2016
- affected Windows Server 2019
Microsoft · Internet Explorer 10
- affected Windows Server 2012
References (3)
- 105786 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8552 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 45924 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_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)
Record last updated .