CVE-2017-8646 is a critical scripting engine memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Edge affecting Windows 10 versions 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016. This flaw allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user through specially crafted web content. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, successful exploitation could lead to full compromise of the affected system. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a Denial of Service exploit for a related Chakra engine issue is available on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community and media attention.
| 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.