CVE-2017-11844 — Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703, 1709 and Windows Server, version 17

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703, 1709 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system, due to how Microsoft Edge handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerabi

01What is this vulnerability?

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703, 1709 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system, due to how Microsoft Edge handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11803 and CVE-2017-11833.

02Affected products

No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2017-11-15T03:29:00.873
• Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

09References

• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101707
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039797
• portal.msrc.microsoft.com — https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-1184…
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101707
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039797
• portal.msrc.microsoft.com — https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-1184…