CVE-2017-8716
Windows Control Flow Guard in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 allows an attacker to run a specially crafted application to bypass Control Flow Guard, due to the way that Control Flow Guard handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Security Feature…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Windows Control Flow Guard in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 allows an attacker to run a specially crafted application to bypass Control Flow Guard, due to the way that Control Flow Guard handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 1.44% probability · 73th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 1.4% 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/100802Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8716Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100802Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8716Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.