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CVE-2018-8174 · netVigilance record NV22-0063

Microsoft Windows VBScript Engine Out-of-Bounds Write

past due ransomware

What to do

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA deadline 2022-08-15 · passed 4 years ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA

What happened

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka "Windows VBScript Engine Remote Code Execution"

Who is affected

Microsoft Windows. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.

Weakness class: CWE-787.

Timeline

  1. Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
  2. CISA remediation deadlinepassed 4 years ago

Sources