CVE-2017-11766 is a memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Edge across various Windows 10 and Server 2016 versions, allowing arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and high attack complexity (AC:H) but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H). While it has a high EPSS and FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one article mentioning it as part of a larger patch Tuesday.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.