High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 14, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-8544
CVE-2018-8544
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 2019, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows 10, Windows 10 Servers.
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Affected products
29- Range: version 1709 (Server Core Installation)
(Server Core installation)+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: (Server Core installation)
- (no CPE)range: (Server Core installation)
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Windows RT 8.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: Windows RT 8.1
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
32-bit Systems Service Pack 2+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
- (no CPE)range: Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
(Server Core installation)+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: (Server Core installation)
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
32-bit systems+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: 32-bit systems
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
(Server Core installation)+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: (Server Core installation)
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:1803:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
32-bit Systems+ 6 more
- (no CPE)range: 32-bit Systems
- 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_10:1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8544nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45923/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105787nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1042118nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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