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CVE-2017-8661 — Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user due to the way affected Microsoft scripting engines render when handling objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory C

CVSS
7.6 CISA
EPSS
17.25% (top 4.90%)
CWE
—
Published
2017-08-08T21:29:01.643
Last modified
2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

01What is this vulnerability?

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user due to the way affected Microsoft scripting engines render when handling objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

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

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

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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