vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8642: Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Aug 8, 2017 | Aug 8, 2017 | Sep 3, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Aug 8, 2017
Added
Aug 8, 2017
Modified
Sep 3, 2025
Description
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to elevate privileges due to the way that Microsoft Edge validates JavaScript under specific conditions, aka "Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8503.
Solution
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4034674
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