CVE-2018-8491

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8460.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftInternet Explorer 11Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems; Windows 10 for x64-based Systems; Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems; Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems; Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems; Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems; Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems; Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems; Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems; Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems; Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems; Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems; Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems; Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1; Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1; Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems; Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1; Windows Server 2012 R2

References

Timeline

Published
Oct 10, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-8491: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix