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CVE-2018-8298

7.5
HIGHCVSS v3.1 Base Score
89.37%
HIGH RiskEPSS (100th percentile)
KEV

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.

Published: 7/11/2018
Modified: 10/28/2025
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ACTIVELY EXPLOITED IN THE WILD

This vulnerability is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

Vulnerability Name:

ChakraCore Scripting Engine Type Confusion Vulnerability

Vendor / Product:

ChakraCore ChakraCore scripting engine

Required Action:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due Date: 3/17/2022(OVERDUE)
Added to KEV:

3/3/2022

Notes:

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8298

Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v3 Score

7.5HIGH

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

CVSS v2 Score

7.6

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

89.37%HIGH Exploitation Risk
100th percentile

This vulnerability has a 89.37% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

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