Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10
CVE-2017-8590
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way that the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver handles objects in memory, aka "Windows CLFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
EPSS: 0.010 (58.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows_10 — versions 1511, 1607, 1703
- Microsoft Windows_7
- Microsoft Windows_8.1
- Microsoft Windows_rt_8.1
- Microsoft Windows_server_2008 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows_server_2012 — versions r2
- Microsoft Windows_server_2016
- Microsoft Corporation Windows 7 Sp1, Server 2008 Sp2 And R2 8.1 Rt 8.1, 2012 R2, 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, 2016. — versions Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- secure@microsoft.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@microsoft.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8590?
- CVE-2017-8590 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-07-11.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8590?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.