{"id":"CVE-2017-8461","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-8461","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:46:50.623Z","title":"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…","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.\"","published":"2017-06-15T20:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:26:24.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microsoft/windows server 2003","microsoft/windows xp"],"epss":{"score":0.20409,"percentile":0.97479,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161672/Microsoft-Windows-RRAS-Service-MIBEntryGet-Overflow.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99012","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038701","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4024323/security-update-of-windows-xp-and-windows-server-2003","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161672/Microsoft-Windows-RRAS-Service-MIBEntryGet-Overflow.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99012","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038701","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4024323/security-update-of-windows-xp-and-windows-server-2003","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8461","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}