CVE-2017-8470

high-risk
Published 2017-06-15

Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8471, CVE-2017-8472, CVE-2017-8473, CVE-2017-8475, CVE-2017-8477, and CVE-2017-8484.

Do I need to act?

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15.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 84% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
42223
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 5.0/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (13)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98848
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8470
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42223/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98848
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8470
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42223/
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high-risk
Severity 17/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 20/34 · Moderate
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate