ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

HIGH 7.5CVE-2018-0873 · GHSA-wc52-2xwv-h7xr · Published 14/03/2018 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
Microsoft.ChakraCore NuGet	`< 1.8.2`	`1.8.2`

Description

ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows remote code execution, due to how the Chakra scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0872, CVE-2018-0874, CVE-2018-0930, CVE-2018-0931, CVE-2018-0933, CVE-2018-0934, CVE-2018-0936, and CVE-2018-0937.

NVD description

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0873 · ADVISORY
chakra-core/ChakraCore commit 024353a · WEB
chakra-core/ChakraCore · PACKAGE
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0873 · WEB
web.archive.org/web/20201021051922/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040507 · WEB
web.archive.org/web/20210124144654/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103268 · WEB
securityfocus.com/bid/103268 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1040507 · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

Microsoft.ChakraCore

NuGet

< 1.8.2

1.8.2

Description

NVD description