CVE-2017-8468

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to run processes in an elevated context when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8465.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-281

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 15, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-8468: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix