Information disclosure in Microsoft Scripting Engine
Priority LOW 29CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1703 allows an attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system due to the Chakra scripting engine not properly handling objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Information Disclosure Vulnerability".
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06002 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet): 1.6.1
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 Scripting Engine | Microsoft Windows 10 1703. | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet) | before 1.6.1 | 1.6.1 | Patch available | GHSA-h6m7-jphx-f9p5 |
- Microsoft Scripting Engine VendorMicrosoft Affected Microsoft Windows 10 1703. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 1.6.1 Fixed in 1.6.1 Patch available GHSA-h6m7-jphx-f9p5
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-h6m7-jphx-f9p5 Microsoft.ChakraCore (NuGet) Fixed in 1.6.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8659
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6m7-jphx-f9p5
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/pull/3509
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore/commit/2500e1cdc12cb35af73d5c8c9b85656aba6bab4d
- https://github.com/chakra-core/ChakraCore
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210612224703/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100029
- https://web.archive.org/web/20211127144809/http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039095
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Sources
- CVE-2017-8659 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-8659 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h6m7-jphx-f9p5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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