CVE-2017-8643 is an information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Edge across various Windows 10 and Server 2016 versions. It allows an attacker to keep a malicious website active during user clipboard operations, potentially exposing clipboard content. Rated Medium (CVSS 4.3), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and has a low impact on confidentiality (C:L), with no integrity or availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, though it was mentioned in a BleepingComputer article regarding a broader 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:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.