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CVE-2018-8174: Microsoft Windows VBScript Engine Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2018-8174
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka "Windows VBScript Engine Remote Code Execution"

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoftproduct: Microsoft WindowsRemote code execution
What
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory.
Who is affected
Deployments of Microsoft Windows using the VBScript engine are affected.
Urgency
Remediation is critical due to active exploitation and high severity.
Action
Update Microsoft Windows to the latest version.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2022-02-15
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8174

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2018-8174coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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