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CVE-2017-8472

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-06-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 allow an authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8470, CVE-2017-8471, CVE-2017-8473, CVE-2017-8475, CVE-2017-8477, and CVE-2017-8484.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: all versions
• Microsoft Corporation Windows: Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98851
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8472
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42225/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98851
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8472
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42225/

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