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CVE-2017-0234

37
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-0234 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Edge, stemming from memory corruption within the Chakra JavaScript engine. An attacker could exploit this by crafting a malicious website that, when visited by a user, could lead to arbitrary code execution. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a network attack vector and high attack complexity requiring user interaction. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild (KEV), its high EPSS score and FAUCET Risk Score suggest a notable potential for future exploitation, though no public exploit code or Metasploit modules are currently available.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
38.12%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.3811 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 1,572 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, 0.4 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (18)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10952
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microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based) on Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10729
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10735
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10789
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10788
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10852
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10853
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10724-10951
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nugetpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: Microsoft.ChakraCoreFixed in: 1.4.4

Vendor Advisories (2)

nugetGHSA-6p7q-85qq-7c43high

ChakraCore RCE Vulnerability

May 17, 2022
microsoft2017-May/CVE-2017-0234Important

Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

May 9, 2017

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0234
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98229
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038431