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CVE-2018-0879

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-0879 is an information disclosure vulnerability affecting Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 version 1709, stemming from how Edge manages objects in memory. It carries a CVSS v3 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to significant confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction. Despite its high severity and some media coverage, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
8.46%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0846 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11453
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11454
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2018-Mar/CVE-2018-0879Important

Microsoft Edge based on Edge HTML Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Mar 13, 2018

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0879
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103303
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040507
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry