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CVE-2017-8594

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 50.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-07-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Internet Explorer on Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 11
• Microsoft Corporation Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2: Internet Explorer

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99401
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8594
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42336/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99401
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8594
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42336/

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