{"id":"CVE-2018-8619","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-8619","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:10:23.117Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2018-12-12T00:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:05:12.000Z","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-269"],"affected":["microsoft/internet explorer"],"epss":{"score":0.44844,"percentile":0.98769,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.40614,"percentile":0.98631},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.44844,"percentile":0.98719}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2018-12-20","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":46023,"kind":"exploit","title":"VBScript - MSXML Execution Policy Bypass","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46023","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/46023.txt","file":"exploits/windows/dos/46023.txt","published":"2018-12-20","added":"2018-12-20","updated":"2018-12-20","author":"Google Security Research","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2018-8619"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1669"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106119","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8619","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46023/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106119","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8619","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46023/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8619","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."}