CVE-2018-0891
ChakraCore, and Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.2%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
ChakraCore, and Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allow information disclosure, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0939.
- CVSS 3.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 14.19% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 20 March 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- microsoft/internet explorer · microsoft/edge
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 14.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103309Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040507Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0891Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44312/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103309Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040507Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0891Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44312/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.