CVE-2018-0770 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in the Microsoft Edge scripting engine, affecting various versions of Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user by exploiting how the scripting engine handles objects in memory. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-based attack with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires user interaction. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-44075) exists, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a high potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 1.7.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:chakracore:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.4 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.