CVE-2018-8291
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 76.3%
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft browsers, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects ChakraCore, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8242, CVE-2018-8283, CVE-2018-8287, CVE-2018-8288, CVE-2018-8296, CVE-2018-8298.
How to fix CVE-2018-8291
To remediate CVE-2018-8291, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.10.1 or later
Is CVE-2018-8291 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 76.3%, placing CVE-2018-8291 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.10.1
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 |