CVE-2018-8461 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Internet Explorer 11, specifically affecting how it handles memory access. This vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), requires user interaction (UI:R) and a high attack complexity (AC:H) but could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H) if exploited. While no public exploit code is readily available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB: None), the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness. It is not currently listed on the CISA KEV catalog as being actively exploited.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.4 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.