HIGH
Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via vectors involving the about:blank URL and data: URLs, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Published Jan 10, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 14.89%
Description
Microsoft Edge allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via vectors involving the about:blank URL and data: URLs, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
14.89% 0.14890
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.14890
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (30 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 14.89% (0.14890) | 96.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 14.89% (0.14890) | 96.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 13.03% (0.13031) | 96.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 14.89% (0.14890) | 96.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 13.03% (0.13031) | 96.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 14.89% (0.14890) | 96.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 13.03% (0.13031) | 96.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 14.89% (0.14890) | 96.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 13.03% (0.13031) | 96.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.89% (0.14890) | 96.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 14.73% (0.14732) | 93.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 18.87% (0.18871) | 92.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 14.73% (0.14732) | 93.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.79% (0.17793) | 94.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 9, 2025 | 17.56% (0.17560) | 96.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 19.24% (0.19241) | 96.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 18.28% (0.18281) | 96.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2024 | 19.36% (0.19365) | 96.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 12, 2024 | 22.58% (0.22578) | 96.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 23, 2024 | 26.08% (0.26082) | 96.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 28, 2023 | 29.29% (0.29290) | 96.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2023 | 36.41% (0.36411) | 96.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2023 | 40.61% (0.40607) | 96.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 47.46% (0.47461) | 96.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 25.09% (0.25090) | 96.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 25.09% (0.25090) | 95.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 10.78% (0.10776) | 87.89th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 10.78% (0.10776) | 87.75th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 10.78% (0.10776) | 95.26th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 10.78% (0.10776) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95284 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037573 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2017/ms17-001 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95284 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037573 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2017/ms17-001 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Jan 10, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 9, 2016
Link CVE-2017-0002
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a