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CVE-2017-11906

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 25.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-12-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system, due to how Internet Explorer handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11887 and CVE-2017-11919.

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 11, 9, 10
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102078
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039993
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11906
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43372/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102078
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039993
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11906
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43372/

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