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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 15, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-8465

CVE-2017-8465

Description

Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to run processes in an elevated context when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8468.

Affected products

8
  • Microsoft/Windows 103 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows 8.12 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:rt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2012
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2016
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Windowsv5
    Range: Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016.

Patches

0

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

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