CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-8529

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Very high risk
14.20%

97th percentile - higher than 97% of all known CVEs

Summary

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 and R2 allow an attacker to detect specific files on the user's computer when affected Microsoft scripting engines do not properly handle objects in memory.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can detect the presence of specific files on the user's computer, potentially leading to disclosure of system and user data.

Recommendation

Apply security updates provided by Microsoft for Internet Explorer. Consider migrating to a modern browser.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 and R2 allow an attacker to detect specific files on the user's computer when affected Microsoft scripting engines do not properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

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