CVE-2017-8486
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure due to the way it handles objects in…
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Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability".
- 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
- 2.21% probability · 83th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · 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 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/99414Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038853Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8486Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99414Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038853Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8486Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.