CVE-2017-0210
Microsoft Internet Explorer Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- High 8.8
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 24 May 2022
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Internet Explorer does not properly enforce cross-domain policies, which could allow an attacker to access information from one domain and inject it into another domain, aka "Internet Explorer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Key facts
- Published
- 12 Apr 2017
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- KEV added
- 24 May 2022
- KEV fix due
- 14 Jun 2022
- EPSS
- 22.334% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 97.726% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 8.8CVSS 3.1, Highfrom CISA (ADP container)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
What to do
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.
No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Internet Explorer |
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Timeline
- 12 Apr 2017 Published
- 24 May 2022 CVE-2017-0210 added to CISA KEV
- 24 May 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue