High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8755
CVE-2017-8755
Description
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 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 the scripting engine handles objects in memory in Microsoft Edge, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8649, CVE-2017-8649, 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-2017-8756, and CVE-2017-11764.
AI Insight
LLM-synthesized narrative grounded in this CVE's description and references.
Affected products
2- Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Edgev5Range: Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8755nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42766/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100778nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039342nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.