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CVE-2017-8498

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-06-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1607 and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to read data not intended to be disclosed when Edge allows JavaScript XML DOM objects to detect installed browser extensions, aka "Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8504.

Affected products

• Microsoft Edge: all versions
• Microsoft Edge: Microsoft Windows 10 1607 and 1703, and Windows Server 2016.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98886
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8498
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98886
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8498

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