# CVE-2017-8643: Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to leave a malicious website open

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-09-13 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Edge: version range not reported

## Description

Microsoft Edge in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to leave a malicious website open during user clipboard activities, due to the way that Microsoft Edge handles clipboard events, aka "Microsoft Edge Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8597 and CVE-2017-8648.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Edge, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100747
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039326
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8643

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