CVE-2017-8493

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last 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 set variables that are either read-only or require authentication when Windows fails to enforce case sensitivity for certain variable checks, aka "Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-178

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft Corporation	Microsoft Windows	Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98850Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038671Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8493Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98850Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038671Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8493Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

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

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