CVE-2021-42279
Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-42279- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4364
Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2022-4364- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jgrp-6qqq-3284
Chakra Scripting Engine and ChakraCore Vulnerable to Memory Corruption
Chakra Scripting Engine and ChakraCore are vulnerable to memory corruption due to an out-of-bounds write. The Microsoft advisory for CVE-2021-42279 was modified in August 2022 to include Microsoft.ChakraCore as an affected product.
- Record
GHSA-jgrp-6qqq-3284- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-42279- CVSS 3.1
- 4.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jgrp-6qqq-3284
Chakra Scripting Engine and ChakraCore Vulnerable to Memory Corruption
Chakra Scripting Engine and ChakraCore are vulnerable to memory corruption due to an out-of-bounds write. The Microsoft advisory for CVE-2021-42279 was modified in August 2022 to include Microsoft.ChakraCore as an affected product.
- Record
GHSA-jgrp-6qqq-3284- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft chakracore
- microsoft windows 10 version 1507
- microsoft windows 10 version 1607
- microsoft windows 10 version 1809
- microsoft windows 10 version 1909
- microsoft windows 10 version 2004
- microsoft windows 10 version 20h2
- microsoft windows 10 version 21h1
- microsoft windows 11 version 21h2
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft windows server 2019
- microsoft windows server 2022
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft.ChakraCoreNuGet |
through 1.11.24 | None known |
Microsoft.ChakraCoreNuGet |
through 1.11.24, plus listed versions 1.10.01.10.11.10.21.11.01.11.1 Show 45 moreShow less1.11.101.11.111.11.121.11.131.11.141.11.151.11.161.11.171.11.181.11.191.11.21.11.201.11.211.11.221.11.231.11.31.11.41.11.51.11.61.11.71.11.81.11.91.2.01.2.11.2.21.2.31.2.6.62716-preview1.3.01.3.11.3.21.4.01.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.41.4.51.5.01.5.11.5.21.5.31.6.01.6.21.7.01.7.11.7.2 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-42279 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.2) in Microsoft Chakracore, published November 10, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.32%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
Left out here: 10 versions. The JSON record has them.