CVE-2017-8731

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that Microsoft Edge accesses objects in memory, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8734, CVE-2017-8751, and CVE-2017-11766.

• CWE-119

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100735Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039326Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8731Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42758/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100735Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039326Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8731Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42758/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Sep 13, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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