{"id":"CVE-2017-8512","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-8512","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:17:10.613Z","title":"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka \"Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability\".","description":"A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka \"Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability\". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8509, CVE-2017-8510, CVE-2017-8511, CVE-2017-0260, and CVE-2017-8506.","published":"2017-06-15T01:29:04.000Z","lastModified":"2026-10-15T17:17:02.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microsoft/office","microsoft/office online server","microsoft/office web apps","microsoft/office web apps server","microsoft/sharepoint enterprise server","microsoft/word automation services"],"epss":{"score":0.22127,"percentile":0.97656,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.19441,"percentile":0.97303},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.22127,"percentile":0.97561}]},"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 22.1%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98816","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038668","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8512","tags":["Mitigation","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98816","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038668","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8512","tags":["Mitigation","Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8512","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."}