CVE-2017-11819
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how Microsoft browsers handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.2%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how Microsoft browsers handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Shell 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
- 14.22% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 7
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 14.2% 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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101121Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039537Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11819Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101121Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039537Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11819Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.