CVE-2017-8544: microsoft corporation microsoft windows
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-8544 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in microsoft corporation microsoft windows. EPSS estimates a 3.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 15-06-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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 attacker to obtain information to further compromise the user's system when Windows Search fails to handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Information Disclosure Vulnerability".
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
3.25%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.31 pp
From 3.56% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Microsoft3 products
- windows_10na | 1511 | 1607 | 1703
- windows_server_2008r2:sp1
- windows_server_2012na | r2
Microsoft corporation1 product
- microsoft windowsMicrosoft 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.
2 vendors · 4 products
References
2 links- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8544X Refsource CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory