A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the ChakraCore scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects ChakraCore
Published Jul 11, 2018 ·Due Mar 17, 2022
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 74.52%
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the ChakraCore scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8242, CVE-2018-8283, CVE-2018-8287, CVE-2018-8288, CVE-2018-8291, CVE-2018-8296.
Affected products
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- Version ChakraCoreStatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | ChakraCore | n/a |
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- < 1.10.1
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:H
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Date Added
Mar 3, 2022
Patch Due
Mar 17, 2022
Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
ActiveAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 7, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (28 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 74.52% (0.74521) | 99.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 75.34% (0.75339) | 99.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Oct 22, 2025 | 90.16% (0.90155) | 99.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 89.08% (0.89083) | 99.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 90.13% (0.90130) | 99.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 11, 2025 | 52.83% (0.52828) | 97.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 49.74% (0.49739) | 97.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 14, 2024 | 62.11% (0.62112) | 97.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 5, 2024 | 64.30% (0.64297) | 97.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 26, 2024 | 70.01% (0.70012) | 98.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 77.78% (0.77775) | 98.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 20, 2024 | 68.49% (0.68487) | 97.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 26, 2024 | 61.91% (0.61913) | 97.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 54.12% (0.54122) | 97.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 55.43% (0.55431) | 97.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 4, 2023 | 51.22% (0.51221) | 97.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2023 | 51.04% (0.51038) | 97.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 43.74% (0.43742) | 96.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 48.04% (0.48043) | 96.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 77.05% (0.77051) | 99.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 77.05% (0.77051) | 99.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 10, 2022 | 75.27% (0.75274) | 99.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 26, 2022 | 74.13% (0.74128) | 99.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 23, 2022 | 74.73% (0.74731) | 99.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 76.83% (0.76827) | 99.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 43.80% (0.43797) | 98.85th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 43.80% (0.43797) | 99.47th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 43.80% (0.43797) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (9)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104639 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wgw2-wwq8-c7wf Advisory
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/cb9957e2763c36dbd12afa5c9261465159e16c86
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/5444
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8298
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8298 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210124183835/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104639
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8298 government-resourceUS Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45217 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104639 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wgw2-wwq8-c7wf | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/cb9957e2763c36dbd12afa5c9261465159e16c86 | ||
| https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/5444 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8298 | ||
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8298 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://web.archive.org/web/20210124183835/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104639 | ||
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8298 | government-resourceUS Government Resource | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45217 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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