Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-8686
CVE-2017-8686
Description
The Windows Server DHCP service in Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to either run arbitrary code on the DHCP failover server or cause the DHCP service to become nonresponsive, due to a memory corruption vulnerability in the Windows Server DHCP service, aka "Windows DHCP Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Affected products
3cpe: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
3- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8686nvdMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100730nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039337nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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