Microsoft browsers in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and R2, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when the JavaScript engines fail to render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft browsers, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability"
Published Jul 11, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 9.39%
Description
Microsoft browsers in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and R2, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user when the JavaScript engines fail to render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft browsers, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8598, CVE-2017-8596, CVE-2017-8610, CVE-2017-8601, CVE-2017-8618, CVE-2017-8619, CVE-2017-8603, CVE-2017-8604, CVE-2017-8605, CVE-2017-8595, CVE-2017-8606, CVE-2017-8607, and CVE-2017-8609
Affected products
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- Version Microsoft browsersStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Microsoft Corporation | n/a | n/a |
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- n/a
- 9
- 10
- 11
Running on/with
- n/a
- 1511
- 1607
- 1703
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (22 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.39% (0.09391) | 95.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.39% (0.09391) | 94.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 21.95% (0.21953) | 95.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.66% (0.18663) | 94.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 44.52% (0.44522) | 96.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 18.66% (0.18663) | 94.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 47.84% (0.47842) | 97.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2024 | 7.77% (0.07766) | 94.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 6.89% (0.06891) | 92.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 21, 2023 | 5.04% (0.05041) | 91.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 5.74% (0.05740) | 92.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 26, 2023 | 5.68% (0.05679) | 92.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 27, 2023 | 4.41% (0.04408) | 91.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.29% (0.03286) | 89.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 19.23% (0.19231) | 96.38th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 7, 2022 | 19.23% (0.19231) | 96.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 16.28% (0.16276) | 95.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 16.28% (0.16276) | 92.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 15.51% (0.15513) | 90.06th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 15.51% (0.15513) | 89.95th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 15.51% (0.15513) | 97.25th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 15.51% (0.15513) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99412 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038848 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038849 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8608 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99412 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038848 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038849 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8608 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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