CVE-2018-8357 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft browsers allowing sandbox escape, aka "Microsoft Browser Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Edge Internet Explorer Windows 10 Windows Server 2016

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:::::::*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1803:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:::::::*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105022
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041457
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8357

History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.07734}`	epss `{'score': 0.07467}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2018-08-15T17:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:54:36.156Z

Reserved: 2018-03-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-8357

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-08-15T17:29:05.847

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:13:40.840

Link: CVE-2018-8357

Redhat

No data.

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