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CVE-2018-8174

INDEX BUILT · 2026-09-20

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A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the VBScript engine handles objects in memory, aka "Windows VBScript Engine Remote Code…

CVE-2018-81744 of 4 sources documented this
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rank 69 = 40 + 19 + 0 + 4 + 6

rank@v1 · this cycle

Someone is already using it

CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS

EPSS 0.88332 · CISA KEV listed  ·  without this subject the record ranks 29

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 7.5, from NVD  ·  without this subject the record ranks 50

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

no persisting rise in 365 days  ·  without this subject the record ranks 69

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

2 products in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 65

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

CISA remediation date held  ·  without this subject the record ranks 63

Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$4.41Mover the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movement+$1.85Mon 2022-02-04, the last material move, 4 years, 7 months before this reading
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$4.41M = $4.99M incident cost x 1 exposure x 0.88332 likelihood

udv@v1 · unaudited · wrong for you until you say what you run

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Hindsight · the state

0.88332EPSSKEV · LISTED
Severity7.5 HIGHreceipt
Harmtotal loss · ransomware-linkedreceipt
Exploitationransomware use knownreceipt
Defenseno fix version held
Movementrisenreceipt
PLATEAU10Minimal movement since 2022-02-04, 1684 days at 0.88, as of 2026-09-15. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

MicrosoftGoogle ChromeIvanti ConnectFortinet8174

This record is one instance of CWE-787, out-of-bounds write. The index holds 14892 prior instances of this class, 163 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. taxonomy@v1

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Reachnetwork-reachable · no privileges required · user interaction required · high attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete confidentiality, integrity and availability lossreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v3.1 · NVD's vectorreceipt
Weakness classCWE-787 Out-of-bounds Writereceipt
Published consequencesCWE-787: Integrity: Modify Memory, Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands; Availability: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart; Other: Unexpected State[email protected]
Ransomware campaign useKnown (CISA)receipt

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

The fix, and how long it's been waiting.

Fixed inNo fix version in held sources, as the index stood on 15 Sep 2026.
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.
CISA remediation statusoverdue since 2022-08-15receipt
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions.receipt
Published to CISA KEV1378 daysderived

Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Ransomware campaign use known, 2022-02-15.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published · 15 public repositories2018-05-22receipt
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed2022-02-15receipt
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known2022-02-15receipt

Authority who says so

CVSS, NVD7.5 HIGHreceipt
Exploit probability0.88332 · top 0.24% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth1 product across 1 vendorderived
Assigned bymicrosoftreceipt
Recorded changes40 · last 19 Sep 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Affected productMicrosoft Windows 7; Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2; Microsoft Windows RT 8.1; Microsoft Windows Server 2008; Microsoft Windows Server 2012; Microsoft Windows 8.1; Microsoft Windows Server 2016…receipt
Published rangesmicrosoft windows server 2008 r2; microsoft windows server 2012 r2receipt

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What it is stated by the CNA

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. receipt

NVD's analysis a second authority

severity
7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
weakness
CWE-787
affected versions
microsoft windows server 2008 r2; microsoft windows server 2012 r2
also scored by
7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

check it yourself exploit-db.com blog.0patch.com portal.msrc.microsoft.com securityfocus.com receipt

Dated events

2022-02-04EPSS moved 0.54 to 0.912022-02-15Added to CISA KEV2022-08-15CISA remediation due2023-03-07EPSS moved 0.91 to 0.972026-06-15EPSS moved 0.94 to 0.88

Movement the material steps

14 Apr 20210.54455
4 Feb 20220.91472 · crossed 0.90
7 Mar 20230.97433 · scoring model v2023.03.01
17 Mar 20250.94283 · scoring model v2025.03.14
15 Jun 20260.87814 · crossed 0.90 · scoring model v2026.06.15
15 Sep 20260.88332
Show all 26 observations
14 Apr 20210.54455
4 Feb 20220.91472
7 Mar 20230.97433
15 Mar 20230.97444
31 Mar 20230.97442
3 May 20230.97418
8 May 20230.97441
21 May 20230.97418
8 Jul 20230.97420
1 Aug 20230.97445
30 Sep 20230.97441
3 Dec 20230.97433
22 Feb 20240.97466
18 Mar 20240.97453
4 Jul 20240.97417
12 Aug 20240.97392
2 Nov 20240.97372
10 Dec 20240.97316
17 Dec 20240.96664
17 Mar 20250.94283
18 Nov 20250.93772
21 Nov 20250.94283
15 Jun 20260.87814
14 Jul 20260.87639
13 Aug 20260.88508
15 Sep 20260.88332

26 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt

The full biography

EPSS 0.88332Published2018-05-09Public PoC2018-05-22CISA KEV2022-02-15Index as of2026-09-15

Listed by CISA 1378 days after it published and the record had been public for 8 years, 4 months when this index was last written.

Published 2018-05-09 receipt · Public PoC 2018-05-22 receipt · CISA KEV 2022-02-15 receipt · Index as of 2026-09-15 derived

The pattern, elsewhere

This record is one instance of CWE-787, out-of-bounds write. The index holds 14892 prior instances of this class, 163 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. [email protected]

CVE-2020-0968 · Microsoft Internet Explorer 9matches 9 of 9KEV listed · 2020receipt
CVE-2019-1367 · Microsoft Internet Explorer 9matches 9 of 9KEV listed · 2019receipt
CVE-2022-2294 · Google Chromematches 7 of 9KEV listed · 2022receipt
CVE-2025-0282 · Ivanti Connect Securematches 6 of 9KEV listed · 2025receipt
CVE-2025-22457 · Ivanti Connect Securematches 6 of 9KEV listed · 2025receipt
CVE-2024-21762 · Fortinet FortiProxymatches 6 of 9KEV listed · 2024receipt

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14892 records in this class held. The six above are drawn from the ones CISA has listed as exploited, ranked by how much of the record matches this one. That is why every one of them is KEV-listed: the pool is, so the colour on those spokes says nothing the pool has not already said.

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Of the 5 records in this family that state one, this holds the highest EPSS percentile: 0.99761.

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