CVE-2017-8553
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2016 when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka "GDI…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.54%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2016 when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka "GDI 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
- 2.54% probability · 85th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- 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 2.5% 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/98940Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038662Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8553Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98940Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038662Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8553Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.