{"id":"CVE-2017-8710","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-8710","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:07:12.630Z","title":"The Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 allows an attacker to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration, due to the way that the Microsoft Common Console…","description":"The Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 allows an attacker to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration, due to the way that the Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity, aka \"Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability\".","published":"2017-09-13T01:29:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:26:50.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-611"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 7","microsoft/windows server 2008"],"epss":{"score":0.10442,"percentile":0.95718,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.06411,"percentile":0.9346},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.10442,"percentile":0.95532}]},"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 10.4%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.10442,"from":0.06411,"percentile":0.95532},"summary":"EPSS moved from 6.4% to 10.4% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100793","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8710","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2094","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIFot3a-58I","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100793","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8710","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2094","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIFot3a-58I","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8710","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."}