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CVE-2017-8733

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-8733 is an Internet Explorer spoofing vulnerability affecting various versions of Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer. It allows an attacker to deceive users into believing they are visiting a legitimate website by manipulating specific HTML content. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack requiring user interaction, with a low impact on integrity and no impact on confidentiality or availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, with only one media article mentioning it as part of a larger patch Tuesday.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:internet_explorer:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
5.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
91.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0515 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 26,219 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (39)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10555-10378
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10336-9312
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10336-9318
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10951
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10952
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10729
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10735
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10789
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10788
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10852
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10853
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10816
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10047
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10048
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10481
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10482
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10484
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10051
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 10486-10483
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 10 on Windows Server 2012
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2016
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows RT 8.1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Internet Explorer 11 on Windows Server 2012 R2
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2017-Sep/CVE-2017-8733Low

Internet Explorer Spoofing Vulnerability

Sep 12, 2017

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8733
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100737
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039328
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry