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CVE-2017-8642
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to elevate privileges due to the way that Microsoft Edge validates…
Medium6.1EPSS 3.0%
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- microsoft
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.0% · top 13% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
- Elevation of Privilege
- CWE-79 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-79 and its CVEs
Affected products
Microsoft Corporation · Microsoft Edge
- affected Microsoft Windows 10 1703.
References (3)
- 100046 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 1039101 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8642 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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