Vulnerability in Microsoft Chakracore
CVE-2020-1172
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that the ChakraCore scripting engine handles objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of…
EPSS: 0.016 (82.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C.
Affected products
- Microsoft Chakracore — versions 0
- Microsoft Edge (Edgehtml-based) — versions 1.0..0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1172 (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1172?
- CVE-2020-1172 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Chakracore. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2020-09-11.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1172?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-1172 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.