CVE-2018-8470

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Internet Explorer due to how scripts are handled that allows a universal cross-site scripting (UXSS) condition, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11.

Affected products

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 11
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems (+12)

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105267
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041632
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8470
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105267
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041632
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8470

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