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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2018-8357: Microsoft Browser Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

Published

Aug 14, 2018

Added

Aug 14, 2018

Modified

Sep 5, 2025

Description

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.

Solutions

microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4343892microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4343887microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4343885microsoft-windows-windows_10-1709-kb4343897microsoft-windows-windows_10-1803-kb4343909microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4343887

References

BID-105022
CVE-2018-8357
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-8357
https://support.microsoft.com/help/4343885
https://support.microsoft.com/help/4343887
https://support.microsoft.com/help/4343892
https://support.microsoft.com/help/4343897
https://support.microsoft.com/help/4343909

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