CVE-2018-8298
ChakraCore Scripting Engine Type Confusion Vulnerability
What is affected
| Vendor | ChakraCore |
|---|---|
| Product | ChakraCore scripting engine |
| Weakness | CWE-843 |
The vulnerability
The ChakraCore scripting engine contains a type confusion vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
US federal civilian agencies were required to act by 17 March 2022 under BOD 22-01. The deadline is a compliance date, not a measure of severity — it says nothing about how dangerous the flaw is to anyone else.
Where this comes from
Every field on this page is taken from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, last synced 13 Nov 2026, 00:30. Nothing here is our own assessment. For the technical scoring, see the NVD record below.