CVE-2017-8716

MediumCVSS 5.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Windows Control Flow Guard in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 allows an attacker to run a specially crafted application to bypass Control Flow Guard, due to the way that Control Flow Guard handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft Corporation	Windows Control Flow Guard	Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100802Third 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-2017-8716Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100802Third 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-2017-8716Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

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

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