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CVE-2017-8646

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 69.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-08-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user due to the way that Microsoft browser JavaScript engines render content when handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8634, CVE-2017-8635, CVE-2017-8636, CVE-2017-8638, CVE-2017-8639, CVE-2017-8640, CVE-2017-8641, CVE-2017-8645, CVE-2017-8647, CVE-2017-8655, CVE-2017-8656, CVE-2017-8657, CVE-2017-8670, CVE-2017-8671, CVE-2017-8672, and CVE-2017-8674.

Affected products

• Microsoft Edge: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100053
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8646
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42470/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100053
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8646
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42470/

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