CVE-2017-8588

HighCVSS 7.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Microsoft WordPad in 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, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way it parses specially crafted files, aka "WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.0/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

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

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