Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7
CVE-2017-8552
A kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 XP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 8 allows an elevation of privilege when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE is unique from CVE-2017-0263.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 61.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows Server 2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Corporation Windows — versions Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 XP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8552 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8552?
- CVE-2017-8552 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 7, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-06-15.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8552?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.