CVE-2018-8551
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 18.3%
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-2018-8541, CVE-2018-8542, CVE-2018-8543, CVE-2018-8555, CVE-2018-8556, CVE-2018-8557, CVE-2018-8588.
How to fix CVE-2018-8551
To remediate CVE-2018-8551, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.11.3 or later
Is CVE-2018-8551 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 18.3%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.11.3
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 |