CVE-2018-8653
Actively exploited. CVE-2018-8653 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a memory corruption vulnerability due to how the Scripting Engine handles objects in memory, leading to remote code execution.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Internet Explorer has a memory corruption vulnerability that can lead to remote code execution.
- Who is affected
- Users of Microsoft Internet Explorer.
- Urgency
- Immediate action is required due to the critical severity and active exploitation.
- Action
- Update Internet Explorer to the latest version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 98% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2018-8653: Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
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