CVE-2017-11821 is a critical scripting engine memory corruption vulnerability affecting ChakraCore and Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 1703. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user through a crafted website. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), exploitation requires user interaction (e.g., visiting a malicious page) but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation in the wild or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential impact.
| 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.