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CVE-2017-8652

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to disclose information due to the way that Microsoft Edge handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 22.9%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.9%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to disclose information due to the way that Microsoft Edge handles objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8644 and CVE-2017-8662.

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
22.94% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 10 August 2017
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-200
Affected
microsoft/edge
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%13%25%21 September 2026: 16.45%22 September 2026: 22.94%27 October 2026: 22.94%21 September 202627 October 2026

EPSS moved from 16.4% on 21 September 2026 to 22.9% 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.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-42445source ↗Microsoft Edge 38.14393.1066.0 - 'textarea.defaultValue' Memory Disclosurewindows_x86-64 · Google Security Researchdos10 August 2017yes

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