CVE-2017-8461
Windows RPC with Routing and Remote Access enabled in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows an attacker to execute code on a targeted RPC server which has Routing and Remote Access enabled via a specially crafted application, aka "Windows RPC Remote…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Windows RPC with Routing and Remote Access enabled in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows an attacker to execute code on a targeted RPC server which has Routing and Remote Access enabled via a specially crafted application, aka "Windows RPC Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 20.41% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows server 2003 · microsoft/windows xp
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 20.4% 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.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161672/Microsoft-Windows-RRAS-Service-MIBEntryGet-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99012Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038701Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4024323/security-update-of-windows-xp-and-windows-server-2003Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161672/Microsoft-Windows-RRAS-Service-MIBEntryGet-Overflow.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99012Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038701Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4024323/security-update-of-windows-xp-and-windows-server-2003Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.