CVE-2018-0980 in the critical feed json
ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability
published 2018-04-12 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-xmvg-c4x3-9qwp , EUVD-2022-5829
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 66.3%
- EPSS 66.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.2%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the Chakra scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge, aka "Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Edge, ChakraCore. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0979, CVE-2018-0990, CVE-2018-0993, CVE-2018-0994, CVE-2018-0995, CVE-2018-1019.
Patch / fix
- nuget Microsoft.ChakraCore 1.8.3
- microsoft chakracore 1.8.3
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-44653)
Exploit prediction
66.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-44653 Microsoft Edge Chakra JIT - Bound Check Elimination Bug dos, 2018-05-18
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| GitHub | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| nuget | Microsoft.ChakraCore | <1.8.3 |
1.8.3 |
Affected products
- Microsoft Microsoft Edge
- Microsoft ChakraCore
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
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portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0980
web, patch, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/af07d28d486843bbd1fdefe742a9c090026b32ee
web
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/44653/
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1040650
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/103626
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0980
advisory
-
github.com
/chakra-core/ChakraCore
package
-
web.archive.org
/web/20210124154606/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103626
web
-
web.archive.org
/web/20211207123630/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040650
web
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/44653
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-0980
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xmvg-c4x3-9qwp
- NVD CVE-2018-0980
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