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CVE-2018-8618

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-8618 describes a remote code execution vulnerability within the Chakra scripting engine, affecting Microsoft Edge and ChakraCore, as well as various Windows operating systems. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.5) can be exploited remotely with high complexity, requiring user interaction, and could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While it was reportedly exploited as a zero-day and patched in December 2018, there is no public exploit code available, and community discussion and media coverage are limited.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 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
10.89%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1089 is in the 74th 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 (33)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1709 for ARM64-based Systems
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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: 10724-10852
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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: 10724-11568
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11569
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11570
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11571
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11563
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-11583
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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
View patch
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 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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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows Server 2016
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows Server 2019
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems
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nugetpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: Microsoft.ChakraCoreFixed in: 1.11.4

Vendor Advisories (2)

nugetGHSA-5ggm-q98v-76hxhigh

ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

May 13, 2022
microsoft2018-Dec/CVE-2018-8618Critical

Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Dec 11, 2018

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8618
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/106113
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry