High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 15, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-11873
CVE-2017-11873
Description
ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016 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-2017-11870, and CVE-2017-11871.
Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:chakracore:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Microsoft Corporation/ChakraCore, Microsoft Edgev5Range: Windows 10 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
4- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11873nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43154/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101728nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039780nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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