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Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8642: Microsoft Edge Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Severity

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

References

BID-100046
CVE-2017-8642
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-8642
CWE-79
https://support.microsoft.com/help/4034674

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