CVE-2018-8174High· 7.5▾ Abyssal⚠ Exploited in the wild0dayPoC availableA 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…
▾ Abyssal zone — Critical with a public exploit or in-the-wild use
impact 41.3 · likelihood 17.7 · exploitation 25 · ransomware 5
A public proof-of-concept already exists for this vulnerability — see Exploit availability below.
Public exploit / PoC code seen in 2 sources. Availability, not in-the-wild use.
Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Aug 13.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via NVD
Federal remediation due Aug 15, 2022
Last analysed / modified upstream
89%
Exploit-DB · 9 GitHub repos (last check)
Added to the CISA catalog on Feb 15, 2022. Federal remediation due Aug 15, 2022. View catalog ↗
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.
windows_10_1607windows_10_1703windows_10_1709windows_10_1803windows_7windows_8.1windows_rt_8.1windows_server_2008windows_server_2008 = r2windows_server_2012windows_server_2012 = r2windows_server_2016Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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