CVE-2017-0228
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft browsers in the way JavaScript engines render when handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0224, CVE-2017-0229,…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.0%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft browsers in the way JavaScript engines render when handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0224, CVE-2017-0229, CVE-2017-0230, CVE-2017-0234, CVE-2017-0235, CVE-2017-0236, and CVE-2017-0238.
- 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
- 16.99% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/edge · microsoft/internet explorer
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 17.0% since 28 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98164Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038425
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038426
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0228Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98164Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038425
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038426
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0228Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.