CVE-2018-8279

high-risk
Published 2018-07-11

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Edge, ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8125, CVE-2018-8262, CVE-2018-8274, CVE-2018-8275, CVE-2018-8301.

Do I need to act?

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84.6% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 15% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
45214
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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 (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104641
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041256
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8279
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45214/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104641
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041256
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8279
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45214/
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high-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 27/34 · High
Exposure 7/34 · Low