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CVE-2017-8592

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-07-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Microsoft browsers on when Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow a security feature bypass vulnerability when they improperly handle redirect requests, aka "Microsoft Browser Security Feature Bypass".

Affected products

• Microsoft Edge: all versions
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 9, 10, 11
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607, 1703
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99396
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038859
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038860
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8592
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99396
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038859
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038860
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8592

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