Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to trick a user into believing that the user was visiting a legitimate website, due to the way that Internet Explorer handles specific HTML content, aka "Internet Explorer Spoofing Vulnerability"
Published Sep 13, 2017
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.16%
Description
Internet Explorer in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to trick a user into believing that the user was visiting a legitimate website, due to the way that Internet Explorer handles specific HTML content, aka "Internet Explorer Spoofing Vulnerability".
Affected products
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- Version Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016.StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Internet Explorer | n/a |
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- 9
- 10
- 11
Running on/with
- n/a
- 1511
- 1607
- 1703
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
- 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:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.16% (0.05155) | 92.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.16% (0.05155) | 91.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 27, 2026 | 4.25% (0.04246) | 88.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.74% (0.02737) | 84.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00267) | 68.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00267) | 66.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.27% (0.00267) | 62.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.42% (0.06416) | 91.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.42% (0.06416) | 90.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.42% (0.06416) | 78.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 9.25% (0.09255) | 86.70th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 9.25% (0.09255) | 86.54th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 9.25% (0.09255) | 93.94th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 9.25% (0.09255) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100737 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039328 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8733 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100737 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039328 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8733 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.