CVE-2017-8655 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in the Microsoft Edge scripting engine affecting Windows 10 and 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 percentile of 95%, successful exploitation requires user interaction (e.g., clicking a malicious link) but can lead to full compromise of the affected system. While no public exploit code is currently available, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its potential impact.
| 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.