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CVE-2017-8727

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how Microsoft Windows Text Services Framework handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Shell Memory Corruption 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/101142
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039537
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8727
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101142
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039537
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8727

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