CVE-2018-0935

HIGH

Internet Explorer - Remote Code Execution via Scripting Engine Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-0935. PoCs published by Google Security Research.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits a use-after-free vulnerability in JScript's Array methods (e.g., splice, join) by manipulating the 'length' property of an object to trigger garbage collection and dereference freed memory. It demonstrates a crash in Internet Explorer 11 due to improper handling of the 'this' variable during garbage collection.

Description

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote code execution, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0876, CVE-2018-0889, CVE-2018-0893, and CVE-2018-0925.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Google Security Research · htmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44404

This PoC exploits a use-after-free vulnerability in JScript's Array methods (e.g., splice, join) by manipulating the 'length' property of an object to trigger garbage collection and dereference freed memory. It demonstrates a crash in Internet Explorer 11 due to improper handling of the 'this' variable during garbage collection.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Internet Explorer 11 (jscript.dll)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Internet Explorer 11 with JScript enabled · Page Heap enabled for debugging
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103298
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040510
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44404/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.6736
EPSS Percentile 98.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-416 CWE-787
Status published
Products (3)
microsoft/internet_explorer 9
microsoft/internet_explorer 10
microsoft/internet_explorer 11
Published Mar 14, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026