CVE-2018-8653 — Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

provenance: imported · CVE: CVE-2018-8653

CVE-2018-8653: Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)


Vendor / project	Microsoft
Product	Internet Explorer
Date added	2021-11-03
Due date	2022-05-03
Ransomware campaign use	Unknown

Description

Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a memory corruption vulnerability due to how the Scripting Engine handles objects in memory, leading to remote code execution.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8653

References

NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8653
KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog