{"id":"CVE-2017-8642","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-8642","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:49:19.964Z","title":"Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to elevate privileges due to the way that Microsoft Edge validates JavaScript under specific conditions, aka \"Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\".","description":"Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to elevate privileges due to the way that Microsoft Edge validates JavaScript under specific conditions, aka \"Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8503.","published":"2017-08-08T21:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:26:43.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.1,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-79"],"affected":["microsoft/edge"],"epss":{"score":0.02956,"percentile":0.87112,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.03985,"percentile":0.90068},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.02956,"percentile":0.86585}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.96%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100046","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039101","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8642","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100046","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039101","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8642","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8642","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."}