What is CVE-2017-0200?

CVE-2017-0200 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-0200?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Microsoft Edge

CVE-2017-0200

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Edge improperly accesses objects in memory. The vulnerability could corrupt memory in such a way that enables an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, aka "Microsoft Edge Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2017-04-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.138 (96.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-06.

Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.138 · newest: 0.138 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Corporation Edge — versions Edge

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0200 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/97456 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038234 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0200?: CVE-2017-0200 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Edge, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-04-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-0200?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.