Microsoft ChakraCore allows an attacker to bypass Control Flow Guard (CFG) in conjunction…
Priority LOW 39Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Microsoft ChakraCore allows an attacker to bypass Control Flow Guard (CFG) in conjunction with another vulnerability to run arbitrary code on a target system, due to how the Chakra scripting engine handles accessing memory, aka "Scripting Engine Security Feature Bypass".
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03686 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet): 1.8.0
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 | ChakraCore | ChakraCore | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet) | before 1.8.0 | 1.8.0 | Patch available | GHSA-fv8m-p45w-gf38 |
- ChakraCore VendorMicrosoft Affected ChakraCore Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 1.8.0 Fixed in 1.8.0 Patch available GHSA-fv8m-p45w-gf38
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-fv8m-p45w-gf38 Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet) Fixed in 1.8.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0818
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fv8m-p45w-gf38
References
Advisory 2
More Microsoft Chakracore vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2018-0818 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-0818 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fv8m-p45w-gf38 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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