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CVE-2018-8631

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-8631 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Internet Explorer 9, 10, and 11, stemming from improper memory object access. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) can be exploited remotely with high complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-46001) for an out-of-bounds write exists, and the vulnerability received significant community discussion and media coverage at the time of its disclosure.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
69.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-46001 · Dec 18, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.6921 is in the 97th percentile among its peer group of 1,572 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (55)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10555-10378
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10336-9312
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10336-9318
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10951
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10952
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11497
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11498
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11568
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11569
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11570
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11571
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11453
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11454
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10729
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10735
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10852
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10853
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10816
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10047
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10048
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10481
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10482
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10484
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10051
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10483
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11563
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-11583
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 10 on Windows Server 2012
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2019
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2016
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows RT 8.1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2012 R2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2018-Dec/CVE-2018-8631Moderate

Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Dec 11, 2018

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8631
PatchVendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/46001
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/106118
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry