CVE-2017-8620

high

Description

Windows Search in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

References

Advisories
More

https://threatpost.com/windows-search-bug-worth-watching-and-squashing/127434/

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039091

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100034

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8620

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-08-08

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.71568