CVE-2017-8670 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, affecting Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, allowing arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), exploitation requires user interaction and has high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB, and its high EPSS score and FAUCET Risk Score of 99/100 indicate a significant threat. Community discussion and media coverage further highlight its importance, despite no known active exploitation.
| 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.