Vulnerability

CVE-2017-0059

Medium· 4.3KEVEXPLOITCVSS4.3EPSS84%

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Microsoft Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Microsoft Internet Explorer allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site.

Threat signal

79/100

High

Severity

medium

CVSS

4.3

EPSS

84%

Active

KEV

CISA KEV — actively exploited

1517d overdue

AffectedMicrosoft — Internet Explorer

Added to KEV

2022-03-28

Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)

2022-04-18

Required action (CISA verbatim)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vendor advisory + references

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0059

CISA description: “Microsoft Internet Explorer allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site.”

CVSS

v3.1Open in FIRST calculator →

4.3/ 10MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack VectorNetworkExploitable remotely over the internet — no local access needed.
Attack ComplexityLowNo special conditions — exploit works reliably.
Privileges RequiredNoneUnauthenticated — no credentials needed.
User InteractionRequiredRequires user action (click, file open, etc).
ScopeUnchangedImpact contained to the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality ImpactLowSome data disclosure; attacker doesn't fully control what.
Integrity ImpactNoneNo integrity impact.
Availability ImpactNoneNo availability impact.

EPSS

Exploit prediction · 30-day horizonFIRST.org →

83.6%

probability of exploitation in next 30 days

p99

higher than 99% of all CVEs

3-day trend↑ 0pp

Statistically about to be weaponized — top-tier triage urgency.

Vendor VEX

No VEX statements published for CVE-2017-0059. Vendors publish VEX (Vulnerability Exploitability eXchange) to assert per-product whether a CVE is actually exploitable in their distribution.

SSVCAttend

Active exploitation with limited impact — coordinate patching

exploitation: active
automatable: no
impact: partial
mission: support

Lifecycle

2022-03-28Added to CISA KEVransomware: Unknown
2022-03-28Public exploit observedexploitdb
2022-03-28Published
2022-04-18Federal patch due (BOD 22-01)
2026-06-12Last modified1 source

No source-event history recorded yet. New revisions will appear here as ingestors re-fetch this CVE.