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CVE-2018-8266

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-8266 is a remote code execution vulnerability within the Chakra scripting engine affecting Microsoft Edge and ChakraCore, stemming from improper handling of objects in memory. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability if a user visits a specially crafted malicious website. While there is no public exploit code available or evidence of active exploitation, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential impact.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:chakracore:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
27.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
97.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.2705 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 1,572 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (25)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows Server 2016
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microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10951
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10952
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11497
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11498
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11453
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11454
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10729
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10735
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10852
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10853
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10816
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: ChakraCore
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1709 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1709 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
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nugetpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: Microsoft.ChakraCoreFixed in: 1.10.2

Vendor Advisories (2)

nugetGHSA-5wrx-85mr-7hrghigh

ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

May 13, 2022
microsoft2018-Aug/CVE-2018-8266Critical

Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Aug 14, 2018

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8266
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/104977
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1041457
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry