CVE-2018-8298

HighCVSS 7.5/10Known exploited (CISA KEV)Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-843

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	ChakraCore	ChakraCore

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104639Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8298Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45217/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104639Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8298Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45217/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-8298US Government Resource

Timeline

Published: Jul 11, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
Added to CISA KEV: Mar 3, 2022
NVD status: Analyzed

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