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CVE-2017-0223

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-0223 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Edge, stemming from how the Chakra Core JavaScript engine handles objects in memory. This memory corruption flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the logged-on user. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity and EPSS score, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
14.68%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1468 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10951
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10952
View patch
nugetpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: Microsoft.ChakraCoreFixed in: 1.4.4

Vendor Advisories (2)

nugetGHSA-448h-7hmp-99fgcritical

ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

May 17, 2022
microsoft2017-May/CVE-2017-0223Critical

Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

May 9, 2017

References

github.com / Microsoft/ChakraCore/pull/2959
PatchThird Party Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1038425