CVE-2017-8594

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Internet Explorer on Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when Internet Explorer improperly accesses objects in memory, aka "Internet Explorer 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	Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2	Internet Explorer

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99401Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8594Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42336/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99401Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8594Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42336/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Jul 11, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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