CVE-2017-8729 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 72.2% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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-2017-8738, 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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 72.17% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-09-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | edge |
| microsoft | windows 10 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Edge - Chakra Incorrectly Parses Object Patterns | 2017-09-21 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100733
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039342
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8729
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42763/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100733
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039342
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8729
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42763/
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