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CVE-2017-8496

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 51.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-06-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Edge: all versions
• Microsoft Edge: Microsoft Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98880
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8496
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42246/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98880
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8496
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42246/

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