CVE-2020-17048 — Chakra Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

4.2

CVSS MEDIUM

Critical

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Remote Code Execution

Released Nov 10 2020

Last Updated Nov 10 2020

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.01525 — 0.71379 percentile

NVD CVSS 4.2 MEDIUM — matches MSRC

CVSS 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

ATTACK VECTOR

Network

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

High

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

None

USER INTERACTION

Required

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

Low

INTEGRITY

Low

AVAILABILITY

None

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Proof-of-Concept

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 3.8

EPSS Score

0.01525

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.71379 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

22 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
ChakraCore	`Release Notes (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Maybe
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems	`4586830 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems	`4586830 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1803 for 32-bit Systems	`4586785 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1803 for ARM64-based Systems	`4586785 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1803 for x64-based Systems	`4586785 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems	`4586793 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1809 for ARM64-based Systems	`4586793 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems	`4586793 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1903 for 32-bit Systems	`4586786 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1903 for ARM64-based Systems	`4586786 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1903 for x64-based Systems	`4586786 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1909 for 32-bit Systems	`4586786 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1909 for ARM64-based Systems	`4586786 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems	`4586786 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 2004 for 32-bit Systems	`4586781 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 2004 for ARM64-based Systems	`4586781 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 2004 for x64-based Systems	`4586781 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 20H2 for 32-bit Systems	`4586781 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 20H2 for ARM64-based Systems	`4586781 (Security Update)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows Server 2016	`4586830 (Security Update)`	Moderate	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows Server 2019	`4586793 (Security Update)`	Moderate	Remote Code Execution	Yes

Patches

6 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`Release Notes`	Security Update	Maybe
`4586830`	Security Update	Yes
`4586785`	Security Update	Yes
`4586793`	Security Update	Yes
`4586786`	Security Update	Yes
`4586781`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Bruno Keith (@bkth_) working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD