TI-2018-00712 Aliases CVE-2018-0768 GHSA-8j6q-8932-r8p2

Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Edge

MEDIUM 44CWE-787Published 2018-01-04 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1709 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2018-0758, CVE-2018-0762, CVE-2018-0769, CVE-2018-0770, CVE-2018-0772, CVE-2018-0773, CVE-2018-0774, CVE-2018-0775, CVE-2018-0776, CVE-2018-0777, CVE-2018-0778, and CVE-2018-0781.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08643 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Microsoft	Microsoft Edge	Windows 10 1709	—	No fix listed	CNA

Microsoft Edge VendorMicrosoft Affected Windows 10 1709 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:chakracore::::::::	before 1.7.6	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:::::::*	1709	Running on	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:chakracore:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.7.6 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1709 Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0768
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j6q-8932-r8p2
2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Patch 1

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-0768

TI-2020-00848 Microsoft Browser Memory Corruption Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2018-06000 Type confusion in Microsoft ChakraCore KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2019-00333 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Edge CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2019-00359 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Edge CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2018-00721 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Edge CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2018-00720 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Edge CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5

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Sources

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