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CVE-2017-8716

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-09-13 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Windows Control Flow Guard in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 allows an attacker to run a specially crafted application to bypass Control Flow Guard, due to the way that Control Flow Guard handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1703

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100802
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8716
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100802
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8716

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