CVE-2017-8562

Severity: high (CVSS 7.0 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% 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-281

Description

Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to Windows improperly handling calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607, 1703
Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99397
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8562
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99397
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8562

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