CVE-2018-8145
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Chakra improperly discloses the contents of its memory, which could provide an attacker with information to further compromise the user's computer or data, aka "Chakra Scripting Engine Memory…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 66.6%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Chakra improperly discloses the contents of its memory, which could provide an attacker with information to further compromise the user's computer or data, aka "Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This affects ChakraCore, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer 10. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0943, CVE-2018-8130, CVE-2018-8133, CVE-2018-8177.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 66.64% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 12 July 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- microsoft/chakracore · microsoft/internet explorer · microsoft/edge
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 52.8% on 21 September 2026 to 66.6% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 67.2% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103986Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040844Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8145Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45011/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103986Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040844Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8145Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45011/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.