CVE-2018-8355
highpriority · attend · 64EPSS 0.679 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft browsers, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects ChakraCore, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8353, CVE-2018-8359, CVE-2018-8371, CVE-2018-8372, CVE-2018-8373, CVE-2018-8385, CVE-2018-8389, CVE-2018-8390.
cvss
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-45432Microsoft Edge Chakra JIT - 'localeCompare' Type Confusionfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (34)
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- Microsoft Internet Explorer 11≤ Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1enisa_euvdEU
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-h8jq-5737-hpcfChakraCore RCE Vulnerability2022-05-13ghsa · osvUS
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft browsers, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects ChakraCore, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-8353, CVE-2018-8359, CVE-2018-8371, CVE-2018-8372, CVE-2018-8373, CVE-2018-8385, CVE-2018-8389, CVE-2018-8390.
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sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041457cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8355cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/zh-CN/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8355Patchcnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45432/cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104978cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104978enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041457enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8355enisa_euvd
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