What is CVE-2017-0196?

CVE-2017-0196 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-17.

How severe is CVE-2017-0196?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Microsoft Edge

CVE-2017-0196

An information disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft scripting engine allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft Browser Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2017-07-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.182 (97.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-06.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 97.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.182 · newest: 0.182 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Corporation Chakracore — versions Microsoft ChakraCore

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

github.com/Microsoft/ChakraCore/commit/065b7978c40ded35c356ced6cd922a40156c9c46 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0196?: CVE-2017-0196 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-17.
How severe is CVE-2017-0196?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.