High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 8, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8638
CVE-2017-8638
Description
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user due to the way that Microsoft browser JavaScript engines render content when handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8634, CVE-2017-8635, CVE-2017-8636, CVE-2017-8639, CVE-2017-8640, CVE-2017-8641, CVE-2017-8645, CVE-2017-8646, CVE-2017-8647, CVE-2017-8655, CVE-2017-8656, CVE-2017-8657, CVE-2017-8670, CVE-2017-8671, CVE-2017-8672, and CVE-2017-8674.
Affected products
2- Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Scripting Enginev5Range: Windows 10 1703.
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8638nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100049nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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