CVE-2017-8755 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 71.3% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8649, 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-2017-8756, 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 | 71.27% — 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 (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | edge |
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Edge Chakra - 'JavascriptFunction::ReparseAsmJsModule' Incorrectly Re-parses | 2017-09-21 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100778
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039342
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8755
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42766/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100778
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039342
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8755
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42766/
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