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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-0293

Microsoft Windows PDF Library in Windows Server 2008 R2 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 when it improperly handles…

HIGH 7.5EPSS 14.4%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Microsoft Windows PDF Library in Windows Server 2008 R2 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 when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
14.42% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-119
Affected
microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%8%15%27 October 2026: 14.42%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 14.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.