CVE-2018-0838
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 79.3%
Description
Microsoft Edge and ChakraCore in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote code execution, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0834, CVE-2018-0835, CVE-2018-0836, CVE-2018-0837, CVE-2018-0840, CVE-2018-0856, CVE-2018-0857, CVE-2018-0858, CVE-2018-0859, CVE-2018-0860, CVE-2018-0861, and CVE-2018-0866.
How to fix CVE-2018-0838
To remediate CVE-2018-0838, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.8.1 or later
Is CVE-2018-0838 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 79.3%, placing CVE-2018-0838 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.8.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |