CVE-2018-8357
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft browsers allowing sandbox escape, aka...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft browsers allowing sandbox escape, aka "Microsoft Browser Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- 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
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft browsers allowing sandbox escape, aka "Microsoft Browser Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge.
- Record
CVE-2018-8357- CVSS 3.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft browsers allowing sandbox escape, aka "Microsoft Browser Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge.
- Record
CVE-2018-8357- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-20005 No score
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft browsers allowing sandbox escape, aka "Microsoft Browser Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge.
- Record
EUVD-2018-20005- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wxhw-5m8c-wrm5
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft browsers allowing sandbox escape, aka...
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft browsers allowing sandbox escape, aka "Microsoft Browser Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge.
- Record
GHSA-wxhw-5m8c-wrm5- CVSS 3.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/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-2018-8357 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Microsoft Edge, published August 15, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.29%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.