PT-2018-2023
CVE-2018-8629
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Published
2018-12-11
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Updated
2022-05-13
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.6
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Microsoft Edge (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to a remote code execution problem in the Chakra scripting engine, which can cause memory corruption. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user by using a specially crafted web page. If the current user has administrative rights, the attacker could gain control of the affected system, enabling them to install programs, view, change, or delete data, or create new accounts with full user rights.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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