CVE-2017-8561

HighCVSS 7.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Windows kernel in Microsoft 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 elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.0/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-281

Affected software

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

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99426Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8561Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99426Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8561Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 11, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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