CVE-2018-8459 is a remote code execution vulnerability stemming from memory corruption within the ChakraCore scripting engine, affecting Microsoft Edge and ChakraCore on Windows 10. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), though with high attack complexity (AC:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.10.1CPE 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.