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CVE-2017-11861 EXPLOIT

7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 64.2% (pctl 99)

Patch early

A public exploit exists.

Description

Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to gain the same user rights as the current user, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11836, CVE-2017-11837, CVE-2017-11838, CVE-2017-11839, CVE-2017-11840, CVE-2017-11841, CVE-2017-11843, CVE-2017-11846, CVE-2017-11858, CVE-2017-11859, CVE-2017-11862, CVE-2017-11866, CVE-2017-11869, CVE-2017-11870, CVE-2017-11871, and CVE-2017-11873.

Scoring

CVSS7.5 (HIGH, v3.0)
VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS64.19% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs
WeaknessCWE-119
On CISA KEVno
Public exploityes
Published2017-11-15
Last modified2026-06-17

Affected (5)

VendorProduct
microsoftchakracore
microsoftedge
microsoftwindows 10
microsoftwindows server
microsoftwindows server 2016

Public exploits

References

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