CVE-2018-8463

HighCVSS 7.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge that could allow an attacker to escape from the AppContainer sandbox in the browser, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Edge. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8469.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.4/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftMicrosoft EdgeWindows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems; Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems

References

Timeline

Published
Sep 13, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-8463: High severity, CVSS 7.4 | Vulnix