HIGH
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
Published Jul 11, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 20.44%
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-2018-8280, CVE-2018-8286, CVE-2018-8294.
Affected products
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- Version ChakraCoreStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
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- Version Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Windows 10 for 32-bit SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Windows 10 for x64-based SystemsStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version Windows Server 2016StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Microsoft | ChakraCore | n/a |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Edge | n/a |
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Configuration 1
AND
Running on/with
OR
- n/a
- 1607
- 1703
- 1709
- 1803
- n/a
Configuration 2
- ≤ 1.10.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.6 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
20.44% 0.20443
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.20443
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (45 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 20.44% (0.20443) | 97.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 20.44% (0.20443) | 97.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 19.23% (0.19229) | 96.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 23.74% (0.23740) | 96.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 18, 2026 | 18.65% (0.18649) | 95.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 16.49% (0.16486) | 94.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 25, 2026 | 27.06% (0.27060) | 96.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 27, 2025 | 28.16% (0.28157) | 96.35th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 23.77% (0.23772) | 95.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 18.84% (0.18839) | 95.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 17.76% (0.17760) | 94.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 2, 2025 | 18.84% (0.18839) | 95.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 5, 2025 | 12.95% (0.12953) | 93.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.41% (0.09411) | 92.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 43.66% (0.43655) | 96.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.41% (0.09411) | 92.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 4, 2025 | 52.41% (0.52408) | 97.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 59.84% (0.59843) | 97.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 6.39% (0.06392) | 93.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2024 | 6.92% (0.06917) | 93.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 6.95% (0.06950) | 93.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 6.32% (0.06316) | 93.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 28, 2024 | 6.22% (0.06221) | 93.39th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 5.52% (0.05524) | 92.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 4.27% (0.04271) | 91.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 19, 2023 | 4.77% (0.04772) | 91.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 4.25% (0.04250) | 91.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2023 | 7.77% (0.07768) | 93.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2023 | 7.71% (0.07710) | 93.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 9.84% (0.09842) | 93.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 5.45% (0.05454) | 91.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2023 | 3.95% (0.03948) | 90.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 4.32% (0.04318) | 91.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 34.60% (0.34599) | 97.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 34.60% (0.34599) | 97.73th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 10, 2022 | 32.42% (0.32419) | 97.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 31.10% (0.31104) | 97.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 23, 2022 | 27.14% (0.27139) | 97.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 16, 2022 | 23.10% (0.23099) | 96.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 21.36% (0.21361) | 96.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 21.36% (0.21361) | 94.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 14.80% (0.14798) | 89.93th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 14.80% (0.14798) | 89.81th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 14.80% (0.14798) | 97.21th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 14.80% (0.14798) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104644 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041256 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vgxq-xv7f-jxjx Advisory
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/8bd6826aea01ff1af36f2a83fe00c44799ba80cb
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/5444
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8290
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8290 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210125211407/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104644
- https://web.archive.org/web/20211202002348/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041256
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104644 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041256 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vgxq-xv7f-jxjx | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/8bd6826aea01ff1af36f2a83fe00c44799ba80cb | ||
| https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/5444 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8290 | ||
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8290 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20210125211407/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104644 | ||
| https://web.archive.org/web/20211202002348/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041256 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Jul 11, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Mar 14, 2018
Link CVE-2018-8290
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-VGXQ-XV7F-JXJX Updated n/a