CVE-2018-0861

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 14.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-02-15 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote code execution, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0834, CVE-2018-0835, CVE-2018-0836, CVE-2018-0837, CVE-2018-0838, CVE-2018-0840, CVE-2018-0856, CVE-2018-0857, CVE-2018-0858, CVE-2018-0859, CVE-2018-0860, and CVE-2018-0866.

Affected products

Microsoft Edge: all versions
Microsoft Edge: Microsoft Windows 10 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102884
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040372
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0861
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102884
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040372
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0861

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