Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka "Windows VBScript Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Windows 7, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Windows 7 | 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1, x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | (Server Core installation) | — |
| Microsoft | Windows RT 8.1 | Windows RT 8.1 | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 | 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2, 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2, x64-based Systems Service Pack 2, x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | (Server Core installation) | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 8.1 | 32-bit systems, x64-based systems | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | (Server Core installation) | — |
| Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 | Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1, x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 | 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1703 for x64-based Systems, Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1709 for x64-based Systems, Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems, Version 1803 for x64-based Systems, x64-bas… | — |
| Microsoft | Windows 10 Servers | version 1709 (Server Core Installation), version 1803 (Server Core Installation) | — |
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Exploit-DB 1
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Windows 7 x86/x64) - vbscript Code Execution EDB-44741 · local · May 21, 2018
GitHub 9 repositories
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0x09AL/CVE-2018-8174-msf ★ 167 · May 22, 2018
CVE-2018-8174 - VBScript memory corruption exploit.
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Yt1g3r/CVE-2018-8174_EXP ★ 138 · May 30, 2018
CVE-2018-8174_python
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piotrflorczyk/cve-2018-8174_analysis ★ 30 · Jul 10, 2018
Analysis of VBS exploit CVE-2018-8174
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ruthlezs/ie11_vbscript_exploit ★ 9 · May 23, 2019
Exploit Generator for CVE-2018-8174 & CVE-2019-0768 (RCE via VBScript Execution in IE11)
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SyFi/CVE-2018-8174 ★ 6 · Jun 1, 2018
MS Word MS WordPad via IE VBS Engine RCE
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lisinan988/CVE-2018-8174-exp ★ 0 · Nov 25, 2021
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ericisnotrealname/CVE-2018-8174_EXP ★ 0 · Jul 31, 2020
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likekabin/CVE-2018-8174-msf ★ 0 · Sep 6, 2018
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orf53975/Rig-Exploit-for-CVE-2018-8174 ★ 0 · Jun 26, 2018
Rig Exploit for CVE-2018-8174 As with its previous campaigns, Rig’s Seamless campaign uses malvertising. In this case, the malvertisements have a hidden iframe that redirects victims to Rig’s landing…
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.