CVE-2017-0059

MEDIUMNVD 4.39.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-28), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 4.3 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
4.3
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 62%CVSS: 4.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0008 and CVE-2017-0009.

CVSS v3
4.3
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS
99.1%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

March 17, 2017

Last Modified

April 22, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated May 20, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. Patch available. Sources: microsoft.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - 'textarea.defaultValue' Memory Disclosure (MS17-006) - Windows dos Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41661/
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0059
generic
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038008
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96645
generic🟡 PoC Available

Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Windows 7 x86) - 'mshtml.dll' Remote Code Execution (MS17-007) - Windows_x86 remote Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43125/
generic🟡 PoC Available

Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'mshtml.dll' Remote Code Execution (MS17-007) - Windows_x86-64 remote Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42354/

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 74× in last 7d / 383× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 748 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-24 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-23 14:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-23 01:25 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-23 00:15 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-23 00:15 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-23 00:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-22 22:04 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-22 20:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-22 19:40 UTCCISA KEV update
  10. 2026-07-22 16:39 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-07-22 16:39 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-07-22 16:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-22 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-22 12:50 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-07-22 12:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-22 09:03 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-22 09:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-22 05:15 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-22 05:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-22 01:02 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-22 01:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-21 17:57 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-07-21 17:57 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-21 17:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-21 15:21 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-07-21 15:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 14:37 UTCCISA KEV update
  3. 2026-07-21 14:10 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-07-21 14:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-21 10:22 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-07-21 10:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-21 06:33 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-07-21 06:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-21 02:45 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-07-21 02:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-20 22:56 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-07-20 22:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-20 19:09 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-07-20 19:09 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-07-20 19:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-20 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-20 15:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-20 11:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-20 07:47 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-07-20 07:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-20 03:59 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-07-20 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-20 00:12 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-07-20 00:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-19 20:24 UTCVendor advisory
  26. 2026-07-19 20:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-19 16:37 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-07-19 16:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-07-19 12:50 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-07-19 12:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-19 09:03 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-07-19 09:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-19 05:16 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-07-19 05:16 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-07-19 05:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-07-19 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-07-19 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-07-19 01:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-07-18 21:41 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-07-18 21:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-07-18 17:54 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-07-18 17:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-07-18 14:06 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-07-18 14:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-07-18 10:18 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-07-18 10:18 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-07-18 10:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-07-18 10:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-07-18 10:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-07-18 06:31 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-07-18 06:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-07-18 02:44 UTCVendor advisory
  53. 2026-07-18 02:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-07-17 22:57 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-07-17 22:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-07-17 19:10 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-07-17 19:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-17 15:22 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-07-17 15:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-07-17 11:35 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-07-17 11:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-07-17 07:47 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-07-17 07:47 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-07-17 07:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-17 04:00 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-07-17 03:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-07-17 00:12 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-07-17 00:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-07-16 20:24 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-07-16 20:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  72. 2026-07-16 16:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-07-16 12:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-16 09:00 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-07-16 09:00 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (3 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-43125✓ verified
    First seen Oct 17, 2017

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 (Windows 7 x86) - 'mshtml.dll' Remote Code Execution (MS17-007)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-42354
    First seen Jul 24, 2017

    Microsoft Internet Explorer - 'mshtml.dll' Remote Code Execution (MS17-007)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-41661✓ verified
    First seen Mar 20, 2017

    Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 - 'textarea.defaultValue' Memory Disclosure (MS17-006)

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2017-0059?
CVE-2017-0059 is a medium vulnerability published on March 17, 2017. Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 through 11 allow remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Internet Explorer Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0008 and CVE-2017-0009.
When was CVE-2017-0059 disclosed?
CVE-2017-0059 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 17, 2017, with the most recent update on April 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-0059 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2017-0059 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 28, 2022, affecting Microsoft Internet Explorer. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-0059?
CVE-2017-0059 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2017-0059?
CVE-2017-0059 affects Microsoft Internet Explorer. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2017-0059?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-0059, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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