Microsoft Edge in Windows 10 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to gain the same user rights as the current user, due to how the scripting engine handles objects in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11836, CVE-2017-11837, CVE-2017-11838, CVE-2017-11839, CVE-2017-11840, CVE-2017-11841, CVE-2017-11843, CVE-2017-11846, CVE-2017-11858, CVE-2017-11859, CVE-2017-11862, CVE-2017-11866, CVE-2017-11869, CVE-2017-11870, CVE-2017-11871, and CVE-2017-11873.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11861
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11861
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43153/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101723
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039780