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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-8592

Microsoft browsers on when Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow a security feature bypass vulnerability…

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 8.02%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (8.02%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Microsoft browsers on when Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow a security feature bypass vulnerability when they improperly handle redirect requests, aka "Microsoft Browser Security Feature Bypass".

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
8.02% probability · 95th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-200
Affected
microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016 · microsoft/edge · microsoft/internet explorer
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%5%10%21 September 2026: 6.71%22 September 2026: 8.02%27 October 2026: 8.02%21 September 202627 October 2026

EPSS moved from 6.7% on 21 September 2026 to 8.0% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.