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CVE-2017-0222: Microsoft Internet Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-02-25
• EPSS: 29.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-05-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-787

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0226.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 9, 11
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2, Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1, Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems, Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems, and Windows Server 2016.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98127
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038423
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0222
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98127
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038423
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0222
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0222

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