CVE-2017-8642
medium
CVSS v3
6.1
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.1
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
71%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| windows | 1703 | not-affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8642
CWEs
CWE-79
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.