CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-8753

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the Microsoft Edge scripting engine allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. The issue is due to the way the scripting engine handles objects in memory.

Risk Assessment

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

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the operating system to the latest version to patch this vulnerability and to monitor the system for unauthorized activity.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that the Microsoft Edge scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8649, CVE-2017-8660, CVE-2017-8729, CVE-2017-8738, CVE-2017-8740, CVE-2017-8741, CVE-2017-8748, CVE-2017-8752, CVE-2017-8755, CVE-2017-8756, and CVE-2017-11764.

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