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CVE-2018-8619

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Internet Explorer VBScript execution policy does not properly restrict VBScript under specific conditions, aka "Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer…

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 44.8%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 44.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Internet Explorer VBScript execution policy does not properly restrict VBScript under specific conditions, aka "Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 9, Internet Explorer 11, Internet Explorer 10.

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
44.84% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 20 December 2018
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-269
Affected
microsoft/internet explorer
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%23%45%21 September 2026: 40.61%22 September 2026: 44.84%27 October 2026: 44.84%21 September 202627 October 2026

EPSS moved from 40.6% on 21 September 2026 to 44.8% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

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.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-46023source ↗VBScript - MSXML Execution Policy Bypasswindows · Google Security Researchdos20 December 2018yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.