PT-2018-18507
CVE-2018-8242
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Published
2018-07-10
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Updated
2025-10-28
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.6
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Internet Explorer (affected versions not specified)
Description
A remote code execution issue exists due to the way the scripting engine handles objects in memory. This could lead to memory corruption, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the user has administrative rights, the attacker could gain control of the system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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