CVE-2017-8699

HighCVSS 7.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that Windows Shell validates file copy destinations, aka "Windows Shell 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

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 13, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-8699: High severity, CVSS 7.0 | Vulnix