CVE-2017-8696
Windows Uniscribe in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Office 2007 SP3; Office 2010 SP2; Word Viewer; Office for Mac 2011 and 2016; Skype for Business 2016; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; and Live Meeting 2007…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Windows Uniscribe in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Office 2007 SP3; Office 2010 SP2; Word Viewer; Office for Mac 2011 and 2016; Skype for Business 2016; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; and Live Meeting 2007 Add-in and Console allows an attacker to execute code remotely via a specially crafted website or a specially crafted document or email attachment, aka "Microsoft Graphics Component Remote Code Execution."
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 14.26% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- microsoft/live meeting · microsoft/lync · microsoft/office 2007 · microsoft/office 2010 · microsoft/office web apps · microsoft/office word viewer · microsoft/skype for business · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows server 2008
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 14.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100780Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039344Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8696Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100780Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039344Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8696Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.