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CVE-2017-8494

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-06-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-281

Description

Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow a locally-authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application on a targeted system when Windows Secure Kernel Mode fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
• Microsoft Corporation Windows: Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98855
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8494
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98855
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8494

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