CVE-2018-8500

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Published Oct 10, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 18.5% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

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

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`ChakraCore`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:chakracore:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-fw42-4mq4-4qpq	ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 18.5% (18.470% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105463
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8500

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Chakracore

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:54 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Oct 10, 2018, 1:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 6:54 AM
Reserved: Mar 14, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 10, 2018, 1:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:05 AM

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