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CVE-2017-11791

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-11-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

ChakraCore and Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11834.

Affected products

• Microsoft ChakraCore: all versions
• Microsoft Edge: all versions
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: all versions
• Microsoft Corporation ChakraCore, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer: ChakraCore, Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101715
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039796
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039797
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11791
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101715
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039796
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039797
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11791

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