Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2017-8562
Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to Windows improperly handling calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 59.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows 10 — versions 1511, 1607, 1703
- Microsoft Windows 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2016
- Microsoft Corporation Windows 8.1 And Rt 8.1, Server 2012 R2, 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703. — versions Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99397 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8562 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8562?
- CVE-2017-8562 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2017-07-11.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8562?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.