VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-8737

HIGH 7.5EPSS 21.5%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.5%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Microsoft Windows PDF Library in Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that Windows PDF Library handles objects in memory, aka "Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8728.

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: 21.53% probability · 98th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: microsoft/edge · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2012
Source: secure@microsoft.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 21.5% 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/100749Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039327Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8737Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100749Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039327Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8737Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.