CVE-2018-8266
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 60.4%
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-2018-8380, CVE-2018-8381, CVE-2018-8384.
How to fix CVE-2018-8266
To remediate CVE-2018-8266, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.10.2 or later
Is CVE-2018-8266 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 60.4%, placing CVE-2018-8266 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.10.2
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 |