CVE-2017-8496

high

Description

Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when Microsoft Edge improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8497.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98880

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42246/

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8496

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-06-15

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.37644