CVE-2018-8298

high

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the ChakraCore scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8242, CVE-2018-8283, CVE-2018-8287, CVE-2018-8288, CVE-2018-8291, CVE-2018-8296.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45217/

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8298

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8298

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104639

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-07-11

Updated: 2026-06-17

Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.75339