CVE-2017-11812 is a scripting engine memory corruption vulnerability affecting ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 (versions 1511, 1607, 1703) and Windows Server 2016. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, typically through a specially crafted website. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), but with high attack complexity (AC:H). While not listed in CISA KEV and lacking public exploit code in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:chakracore:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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.