CVE-2017-8642

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-08-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to elevate privileges due to the way that Microsoft Edge validates JavaScript under specific conditions, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8503.

Affected products

Microsoft Edge: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100046
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039101
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8642
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100046
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039101
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8642

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