Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 8, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8642
CVE-2017-8642
Description
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to elevate privileges due to the way that Microsoft Edge validates JavaScript under specific conditions, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8503.
Affected products
2- Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Edgev5Range: Microsoft Windows 10 1703.
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8642nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100046nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039101nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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