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CVE-2017-8710

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 10.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-611

Description

The Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 allows an attacker to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration, due to the way that the Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100793
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8710
• https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2094
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIFot3a-58I
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100793
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8710
• https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2094
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIFot3a-58I

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