CVE-2017-0070
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way affected Microsoft scripting engines render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft browsers.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 78.5%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way affected Microsoft scripting engines render when handling objects in memory in Microsoft browsers. These vulnerabilities could corrupt memory in such a way that an attacker could execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could take control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0010, CVE-2017-0015, CVE-2017-0032, CVE-2017-0035, CVE-2017-0067, CVE-2017-0071, CVE-2017-0094, CVE-2017-0131, CVE-2017-0132, CVE-2017-0133, CVE-2017-0134, CVE-2017-0136, CVE-2017-0137, CVE-2017-0138, CVE-2017-0141, CVE-2017-0150, and CVE-2017-0151.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 78.54% probability · 100th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 16 March 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- microsoft/edge
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 67.7% on 21 September 2026 to 78.5% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96690Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038006
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0070Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41623/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96690Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038006
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0070Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41623/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.