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CVE-2017-8557

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-07-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-611

Description

Windows System Information Console in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure vulnerability improperly parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity, aka "Windows System Information Console Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607, 1703
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
• Microsoft Corporation Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 16: Microsoft Windows

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99387
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99398
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038855
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8557
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99387
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99398
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038855
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8557

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