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CVE-2017-11831

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.7 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-11-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to log on to an affected system, and run a specially crafted application that can compromise the user's system due to how the Windows kernel initializes memory, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-11880.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server: 1709
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
• Microsoft Corporation Windows Kernel: aWindows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101721
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11831
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43165/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101721
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11831
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43165/

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