CVE-2017-11872
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to force the browser to send data that would otherwise be restricted to a destination website of the attacker's choice, due to how Microsoft Edge handles…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (7.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to force the browser to send data that would otherwise be restricted to a destination website of the attacker's choice, due to how Microsoft Edge handles redirect requests, aka "Microsoft Edge Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11863 and CVE-2017-11874.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 7.25% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/edge
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 6.1% on 21 September 2026 to 7.2% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101749Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039801Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11872Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101749Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039801Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11872Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.