High severity8.3NVD Advisory· Published May 12, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-0233
CVE-2017-0233
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Edge that could allow an attacker to escape from the AppContainer sandbox in the browser, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0241.
Affected products
3- Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Edgev5Range: Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems, Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems, Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems, and Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems.
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0233nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98179nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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