CVE-2018-12386
HIGHEPSS 96th pctlDescription
A vulnerability in register allocation in JavaScript can lead to type confusion, allowing for an arbitrary read and write. This leads to remote code execution inside the sandboxed content process when triggered. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.2.2 and Firefox < 62.0.3.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 96% of all known CVEs.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105460
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041770
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2881
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2884
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1493900
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-01
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3778-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4310
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2018-24/
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Start freeThis product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-25.