What is CVE-2018-0879?

CVE-2018-0879 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-0879?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Microsoft Edge

CVE-2018-0879

Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1709 allows information disclosure, due to how Edge handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2018-03-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.083 (94.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.083 · newest: 0.083 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1709
Microsoft Corporation Edge — versions Windows 10 1709

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/103303 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1040507 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0879 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0879?: CVE-2018-0879 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-0879?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.