CVE-2017-8686

high-risk
Published 2017-09-13

The Windows Server DHCP service in Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to either run arbitrary code on the DHCP failover server or cause the DHCP service to become nonresponsive, due to a memory corruption vulnerability in the Windows Server DHCP service, aka "Windows DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

Do I need to act?

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8.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100730
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039337
Mitigation https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8686
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100730
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039337
Mitigation https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8686
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 10/34 · Low
Exposure 9/34 · Low