CVE-2018-8266

moderate-risk
Published 2018-08-15

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.

Do I need to act?

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60.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 40% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104977
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041457
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8266
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104977
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041457
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8266
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moderate-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 19/34 · Moderate
Exposure 7/34 · Low