{"id":"CVE-2017-0049","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-0049","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:07:42.572Z","title":"The VBScript engine in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka \"Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability.\" This vulnerability is different from…","description":"The VBScript engine in Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka \"Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability.\" This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0018, and CVE-2017-0037.","published":"2017-03-17T00:59:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:56:59.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":4.3,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"affected":["microsoft/internet explorer"],"epss":{"score":0.38918,"percentile":0.98582,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.3506,"percentile":0.98409},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.38918,"percentile":0.98523}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 38.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96095","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038008","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0049","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96095","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038008","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0049","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0049","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}