CVE-2018-8617
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 90.6%
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-2018-8583, CVE-2018-8618, CVE-2018-8624, CVE-2018-8629.
How to fix CVE-2018-8617
To remediate CVE-2018-8617, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.11.3 or later
Is CVE-2018-8617 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 90.6%, placing CVE-2018-8617 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
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 |