CVE-2017-8729

HIGH

Microsoft Edge - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule

Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that the Microsoft Edge scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8649, CVE-2017-8660, CVE-2017-8738, CVE-2017-8740, CVE-2017-8741, CVE-2017-8748, CVE-2017-8752, CVE-2017-8753, CVE-2017-8755, CVE-2017-8756, and CVE-2017-11764.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Google Security Research · htmldoswindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42763

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References (4)

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100733

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039342

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8729

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42763/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5

EPSS 0.7823

EPSS Percentile 99.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-119

Status published

Products (2)

microsoft/edge

Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Edge Microsoft Windows 10 1703

Published Sep 13, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026