CVE-2018-8229 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 71% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Chakra scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge, aka "Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Edge, ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8227.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 71% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-843 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-06-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (4)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | chakracore |
| microsoft | edge |
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Edge Chakra JIT - Type Confusion with Hoisted SetConcatStrMultiItemBE Instructions | 2018-07-12 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104369
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041097
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8229
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45013/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104369
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041097
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8229
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45013/
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