Critical severity9.8CISA KEVNVD Advisory· Published Jun 15, 2017· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2017-8543
CVE-2017-8543
Description
Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 XP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to take control of the affected system when Windows Search fails to handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Affected products
17cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1511:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1511:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1511:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1703:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:itanium:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8543nvdMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98824nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038667nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalognvdUS Government Resource
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