VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-11842

MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 2.18%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.18%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Windows kernel in Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to log in and run a specially crafted application due to the Windows kernel improperly initializing a memory address, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11849, CVE-2017-11851, and CVE-2017-11853.

CVSS 3.0: 4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 2.18% probability · 82th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-200
Affected: microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016
Source: secure@microsoft.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 2.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101719Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11842Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101719Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11842Patch, Vendor Advisory

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