CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-11888

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Microsoft Edge allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user due to improper handling of objects in memory.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to an attacker gaining control over the system, posing a serious threat to user data security.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Microsoft Edge and Windows to the latest versions to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how Microsoft Edge handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

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