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High severity7.0NVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-8675

CVE-2017-8675

Description

The Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers component on Microsoft 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 an elevation of privilege vulnerability when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8720.

Affected products

13
  • Microsoft/Windows 10 19094 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • 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 7
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows 8.1
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Rt 8.1
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20082 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 20122 versions
    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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Windows Server 2016
    cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft Corporation/Windows Kernel-Mode Driversv5
    Range: Microsoft 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

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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