CVE-2017-8719

Windows 10 vulnerability

CVSS

4.7

EPSS

3.5%

EPSS pct

88th

Exploited

No known

The Windows kernel component on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8708, CVE-2017-8709, and CVE-2017-8679.

Affected vendor

Microsoft

Affected product

Windows 10

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information

Published

2017-09-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, high attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 3.5% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

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