High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 11, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-8601
CVE-2017-8601
Description
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when the JavaScript engine fails to render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft Edge, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8596, CVE-2017-8610, CVE-2017-8618, CVE-2017-8619, CVE-2017-8603, CVE-2017-8604, CVE-2017-8605, CVE-2017-8606, CVE-2017-8607, CVE-2017-8608, CVE-2017-8598 and CVE-2017-8609.
Affected products
2- Microsoft Corporation/Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016v5Range: Microsoft Edge
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-2017-8601nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42479/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99420nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038849nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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