Out-of-Band Security Update for Internet Explorer

Microsoft released an out-of-band security update for Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10, Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 Update, Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 SP1, Internet Explorer 10 on Windows Server 2012, Internet Explorer 9, Windows Embedded Standard 2009 and Windows Embedded POSReady 2009.

The update addresses  remote code execution vulnerability CVE-2018-8653 that exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Internet Explorer.

It is strongly advised that this update be installed as soon as possible. (Note: For Windows RT and Windows RT 8.1, this update is available through Microsoft Update only.)

 
More:  For more information about the updates released today, see https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/summary.  Updates can be sorted by OS from the search box. Information about the update for Windows 10 is available at Windows 10 Update history.

References

• CVE-2018-8653
• Security Advisory
• Security Update FAQ
• Security Updates Guide

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