CVE-2017-8635

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Microsoft browsers in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user due to the way that JavaScript engines render when handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8634, CVE-2017-8636, CVE-2017-8638, CVE-2017-8639, CVE-2017-8640, CVE-2017-8641, CVE-2017-8645, CVE-2017-8646, CVE-2017-8647, CVE-2017-8655, CVE-2017-8656, CVE-2017-8657, CVE-2017-8670, CVE-2017-8671, CVE-2017-8672, and CVE-2017-8674.

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 Scripting Engine	Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100055Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039094Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8635Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42471/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100055Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039094Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8635Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42471/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

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

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