CVE-2018-8229
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 79.9%
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-2018-8227.
How to fix CVE-2018-8229
To remediate CVE-2018-8229, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.8.5 or later
Is CVE-2018-8229 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 79.9%, placing CVE-2018-8229 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.8.5
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 |