CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-11870

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1703, 1709, and Windows Server, version 1709 allow an attacker to gain the same user rights as the current user due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to privilege escalation, posing a serious threat to system security and user data.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version to patch this vulnerability and to monitor system access for potential attack attempts.

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Original NVD description (English source)

ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1703, 1709, 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-2017-11861, CVE-2017-11862, CVE-2017-11866, CVE-2017-11869, CVE-2017-11871, and CVE-2017-11873.

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