ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CVE-2018-8174: Microsoft Windows VBScript Engine Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

Facts
VendorMicrosoft
ProductWindows
Actively exploitedYes
Added to CISA KEV15 Feb 2022
CISA federal deadline15 Aug 2022
Ransomware useKnown
Weakness (CWE)CWE-787

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description (NVD)

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

SOURCES

Other Microsoft flaws

Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.