CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-11861

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the Microsoft Edge scripting engine in Windows 10 and Windows Server allows an attacker to gain the same user rights as the current user due to improper handling of objects in memory.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to privilege escalation, allowing attackers to execute malicious code with user-level permissions.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to patch this vulnerability and to monitor user activity for potential attacks.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to gain the same user rights as the current user, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11836, CVE-2017-11837, CVE-2017-11838, CVE-2017-11839, CVE-2017-11840, CVE-2017-11841, CVE-2017-11843, CVE-2017-11846, CVE-2017-11858, CVE-2017-11859, CVE-2017-11862, CVE-2017-11866, CVE-2017-11869, CVE-2017-11870, CVE-2017-11871, and CVE-2017-11873.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS