CVE-2018-8139
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 77.0%
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Edge, ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0945, CVE-2018-0946, CVE-2018-0951, CVE-2018-0953, CVE-2018-0954, CVE-2018-0955, CVE-2018-1022, CVE-2018-8114, CVE-2018-8122, CVE-2018-8128, CVE-2018-8137.
How to fix CVE-2018-8139
To remediate CVE-2018-8139, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.8.4 or later
Is CVE-2018-8139 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 77.0%, placing CVE-2018-8139 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.8.4
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 |