CVE-2017-8710

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 allows an attacker to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration, due to the way that the Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Metrics

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

Weakness enumeration

CWE-611

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft Corporation	Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc)	Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100793Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8710Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2094Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIFot3a-58IExploit, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100793Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8710Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2094Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIFot3a-58IExploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

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

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