{"id":"CVE-2018-8372","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-8372","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T23:56:33.753Z","title":"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft browsers, aka \"Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\" This affects ChakraCore, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge.","description":"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft browsers, aka \"Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability.\" This affects ChakraCore, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8353, CVE-2018-8355, CVE-2018-8359, CVE-2018-8371, CVE-2018-8373, CVE-2018-8385, CVE-2018-8389, CVE-2018-8390.","published":"2018-08-15T17:29:07.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:04:43.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["microsoft/internet explorer","microsoft/edge","microsoft/chakracore"],"epss":{"score":0.26279,"percentile":0.97991,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.23751,"percentile":0.97757},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.24766,"percentile":0.978},{"date":"2026-10-20","score":0.26279,"percentile":0.97991}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 26.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105038","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041457","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8372","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105038","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041457","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8372","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8372","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}