CVE-2017-8496

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when Microsoft Edge improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8497.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft Corporation	Microsoft Edge	Microsoft Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98880Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8496Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42246/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98880Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8496Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42246/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jun 15, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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