Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 13, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-8710
CVE-2017-8710
Description
The Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1 allows an attacker to read arbitrary files via an XML external entity (XXE) declaration, due to the way that the Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc) parses XML input containing a reference to an external entity, aka "Windows Information Disclosure Vulnerability".
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Affected products
6cpe: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:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Microsoft Corporation/Microsoft Common Console Document (.msc)v5Range: Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1.
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8710nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.phpnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.youtube.com/watchnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/100793nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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