5.3

CVE-2017-8637: microsoft corporation microsoft scripting engine

CVSS: 5.3v3.0MediumModified
Published 08-08-2017Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-8637 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in microsoft corporation microsoft scripting engine. EPSS estimates a 5.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.01%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 08-08-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to bypass Arbitrary Code Guard (ACG) due to how Microsoft Edge accesses memory in code compiled by the Edge Just-In-Time (JIT) compiler, aka "Scripting Engine Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

5.01%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

92%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.01% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
5.01%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft corporation1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links