TI-2017-06166 Aliases CVE-2017-8642 GHSA-pmjq-9rhw-g9xw

Cross-site scripting in Microsoft Edge

LOW 33CWE-79Published 2017-08-08 · Updated 2024-09-16

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02956 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Microsoft	Microsoft Edge	Microsoft Windows 10 1703.	—	No fix listed	CNA

Microsoft Edge VendorMicrosoft Affected Microsoft Windows 10 1703. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:::::::*	1703	Running on	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:edge:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1703 Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8642
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pmjq-9rhw-g9xw

References

Patch 1

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8642

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Sources

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