CVE-2017-8642

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Published Aug 8, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to elevate privileges due to the way that Microsoft Edge validates JavaScript under specific conditions, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8503.

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 Edge

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

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17591	Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to elevate privileges due to the way that Microsoft Edge validates JavaScript under specific conditions, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8503.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.0% (2.956% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100046
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039101
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8642

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Edge Windows 10

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 6:38 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Aug 8, 2017, 9:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 6:38 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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