March 3, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2018-8298 — ChakraCore ChakraCore scripting engine
ChakraCore Scripting Engine Type Confusion Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-03-03- Federal due date
2022-03-17- Vendor
- ChakraCore
- Product
- ChakraCore scripting engine
- EPSS
- 99.6th percentile (score 0.894, as of
2026-06-08) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8298
CISA short description
The ChakraCore scripting engine contains a type confusion vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.