High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8649
CVE-2017-8649
Description
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 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-2017-8660, CVE-2017-8729, CVE-2017-8738, CVE-2017-8740, CVE-2017-8741, CVE-2017-8748, CVE-2017-8752, CVE-2017-8753, CVE-2017-8755, CVE-2017-8756, and CVE-2017-11764.
Affected products
2- Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Edgev5Range: Microsoft Windows 10 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8649nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100754nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039342nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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