CVE-2017-8518

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Microsoft Edge allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way it accesses objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

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	Windows 10 Gold, Windows 10 1511, Windows 10 1607, Windows 10 1703, Windows Server 2016, Chakra Core

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100122Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8518Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100122Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8518Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 10, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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