CVE-2018-8513 is a remote code execution vulnerability found in the Chakra scripting engine, affecting Microsoft Edge and ChakraCore. This memory corruption flaw allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), exploitation requires user interaction (e.g., visiting a malicious website) and has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, its EPSS and FAUCET scores indicate a significant risk, and it has received some community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:chakracore:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.