CVE-2017-8642

6.1 mediumEPSS 3.0%

Medium (6.1) in microsoft edge. EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

6.1 medium

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

EPSS: 3.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 87% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-79
Published: 2017-08-08
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:edge

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

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