CVE-2017-8503

HighCVSS 8.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to escape from the AppContainer sandbox, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8642.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 8.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft Corporation	Microsoft Edge	Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99395Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039101Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8503Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99395Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039101Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8503Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 8, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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