CVE-2018-8500
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-8500- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-8500- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3843 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3843- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fw42-4mq4-4qpq
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
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.
- Record
GHSA-fw42-4mq4-4qpq- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-fw42-4mq4-4qpq
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
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.
- Record
GHSA-fw42-4mq4-4qpq- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft.ChakraCoreNuGet |
before 1.11.2 | 1.11.2 |
Microsoft.ChakraCoreNuGet |
before 1.11.2, plus listed versions 1.10.01.10.11.10.21.11.01.11.1 Show 33 moreShow less1.2.01.2.11.2.21.2.31.2.6.62716-preview1.3.01.3.11.3.21.4.01.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.41.4.51.5.01.5.11.5.21.5.31.6.01.6.21.7.01.7.11.7.21.7.31.7.41.7.51.7.61.8.01.8.11.8.21.8.31.8.41.8.5 |
1.11.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-8500 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Microsoft Chakracore, published October 10, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 18.5%, the 97th percentile. Fixed in Microsoft.ChakraCore 1.11.2.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/105463
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8500
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8500
github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/5764
web.archive.org/web/20210124210846/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105463