Chakracore vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product2 known exploited62 versions
The short answer

Chakracore is made by Microsoft. We track 255 published vulnerabilities in it, across 62 versions. 2 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 3 March 2022. If you run Chakracore, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent Chakracore flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2018-8298, on 3 March 2022. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of Chakracore do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "before 1.10.1" means every version up to, but not including, 1.10.1. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2018-8298Exploited list, 3 Mar 2022

    ChakraCore Scripting Engine Type Confusion Vulnerability

    before 1.10.1

1 more exploited flaw names Chakracore without a version of its own, for example as the system other affected software runs on. It is in the list below.

Known exploited

Which Chakracore vulnerabilities are being exploited?

2 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 7.5
    CVE-2018-8298HighKnown exploited
    ChakraCore Scripting Engine Type Confusion Vulnerability

    The ChakraCore scripting engine contains a type confusion vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.

    Chance of use75%Known exploited since3 Mar 2022
  2. 4.2
    CVE-2020-0878MediumKnown exploited
    Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability

    Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer contain a memory corruption vulnerability that allows attackers to execute code in the context of the current user.

    Chance of use2.7%Known exploited since3 Nov 2021
Exploit likelihood

Which Chakracore flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 83%

    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...

    CVSS7.5Published8 Jan 2019
  2. 81%

    Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in...

    CVSS7.5Published4 Jan 2018
  3. 80%

    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...

    CVSS7.5Published8 Jan 2019
  4. 79%

    Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in...

    CVSS7.5Published4 Jan 2018
  5. 78%

    Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in...

    CVSS7.5Published4 Jan 2018
  6. 78%

    Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in...

    CVSS7.5Published4 Jan 2018
  7. 78%

    Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in...

    CVSS7.5Published4 Jan 2018
  8. 71%

    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...

    CVSS7.5Published14 Jun 2018
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We track 255 published vulnerabilities listed under the name Chakracore, across 62 versions. The most recent Chakracore flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2018-8298, on 3 March 2022.

2 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2018-8298 and CVE-2020-0878.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2018-8298, affects before 1.10.1. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

Create a Precursor Intelligence account and track Chakracore. We match it against every published flaw, give each one a risk score from 0 to 100 and keep watching, so you hear about new ones as soon as we know, by email, in the app or by webhook.