November 3, 2021 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2018-8653 — Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2021-11-03- Federal due date
2022-05-03- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Internet Explorer
- EPSS
- 97.2th percentile (score 0.356, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8653
CISA short description
Microsoft Internet Explorer contains a memory corruption vulnerability due to how the Scripting Engine handles objects in memory, leading to remote code execution.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.