CVE-2018-8126
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer fails to validate User Mode...
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer fails to validate User Mode Code Integrity (UMCI) policies, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.8
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer fails to validate User Mode Code Integrity (UMCI) policies, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11.
- Record
CVE-2018-8126- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer fails to validate User Mode Code Integrity (UMCI) policies, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11.
- Record
CVE-2018-8126- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-19802 No score
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer fails to validate User Mode Code Integrity (UMCI) policies, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11.
- Record
EUVD-2018-19802- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mv59-m2pm-94rh
8.8
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer fails to validate User Mode...
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer fails to validate User Mode Code Integrity (UMCI) policies, aka "Internet Explorer Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11.
- Record
GHSA-mv59-m2pm-94rh- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-8126 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11, published May 9, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.50%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.