CVE-2017-8740

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Published Sep 13, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 72.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that the Microsoft Edge scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8649, CVE-2017-8660, CVE-2017-8729, CVE-2017-8738, CVE-2017-8740, CVE-2017-8741, CVE-2017-8748, CVE-2017-8752, CVE-2017-8753, CVE-2017-8755, CVE-2017-8756, and CVE-2017-11764.

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

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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 High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 72.2% (72.171% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100763
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039342
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8740
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42764/

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Edge Windows 10

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:51 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Sep 13, 2017, 1:00 AM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 1:51 AM
Reserved: May 3, 2017, 12:00 AM

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

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 13, 2017, 1:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:26 AM

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