VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-8298

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability74.69%

CISA KEVKnown exploited vulnerability

Published2018-07-11

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Known Exploited Vulnerability

ChakraCore Scripting Engine Type Confusion Vulnerability

Vendor / product: ChakraCore / ChakraCore scripting engine

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

Primary references

secure@microsoft.com — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 — US Government Resource