CVE-2018-8283

ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

7.5 HighFix available

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-2018-8287, CVE-2018-8288, CVE-2018-8291, CVE-2018-8296, CVE-2018-8298.

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: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

15.2%Up 3.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2018-8283
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.6 HighAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-8283
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-3582 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-3582
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ch84-pxpj-7hhm 7.5

ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

Record: GHSA-ch84-pxpj-7hhm
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Record: CVE-2018-8283
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-ch84-pxpj-7hhm 7.5

ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

Record: GHSA-ch84-pxpj-7hhm
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/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

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`Microsoft.ChakraCore` NuGet	before 1.10.1	1.10.1
`Microsoft.ChakraCore` NuGet	before 1.10.1, plus listed versions 1.10.01.2.01.2.11.2.21.2.3 Show 29 moreShow less 1.2.6.62716-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	1.10.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-8283 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Chakracore, published July 11, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.2%, the 96th percentile. Fixed in Microsoft.ChakraCore 1.10.1.