CVE-2018-8243 describes a remote code execution vulnerability stemming from a memory corruption flaw within the ChakraCore scripting engine, specifically affecting Microsoft ChakraCore. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) can be exploited remotely with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, though it requires user interaction and has high attack complexity. Despite its severity and a high FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is currently unavailable. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one article mentioning its fix in a Microsoft Patch Tuesday update.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE 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.