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CVE-2017-8620

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 57.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-08-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Windows Search 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, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution 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

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100034
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039091
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8620
• https://threatpost.com/windows-search-bug-worth-watching-and-squashing/127434/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100034
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039091
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8620
• https://threatpost.com/windows-search-bug-worth-watching-and-squashing/127434/

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