CVE-2017-8513
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Microsoft PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 17.13% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/powerpoint · microsoft/sharepoint server
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 14.9% on 21 September 2026 to 17.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98830Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8513Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98830Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8513Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.