CVE-2018-8500

high-risk
Published 2018-10-10

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.

Do I need to act?

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32.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 67% 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
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105463
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8500
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105463
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8500
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 16/34 · Moderate
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal