What is CVE-2018-8461?

CVE-2018-8461 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-09-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-8461?

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

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Internet Explorer

CVE-2018-8461

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8447.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2018-09-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.129 (96.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.129 · newest: 0.129 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer — versions 11
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 — versions Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1709, 1803

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8461 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041632 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105258 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8461?: CVE-2018-8461 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-8461?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.