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CVE-2017-8736

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to obtain specific information used in the parent domain, due to Microsoft browser parent domain verification in certain functionality, aka "Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Affected products

• Microsoft Edge: all versions
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 11
• Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge: Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100743
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039342
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039343
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8736
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100743
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039342
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039343
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8736

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