CVE-2017-8637

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Published Aug 8, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 5.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to bypass Arbitrary Code Guard (ACG) due to how Microsoft Edge accesses memory in code compiled by the Edge Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler, aka "Scripting Engine Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Scripting Engine

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Microsoft Windows 10 1703.`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.0% (5.014% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100045
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8637

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Edge Windows 10

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:13 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Aug 8, 2017, 9:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 4:13 PM
Reserved: May 3, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 8, 2017, 9:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:26 AM

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