CVE-2017-8543
CRITICAL severity · CVSS 9.8 · CWE-281 · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
9.8CVSS CRITICAL ● exploited
🔴 Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
Added to KEV 2022-05-24. US federal agencies must patch by 2022-06-14.
Summary
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".
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredNone
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)85%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8543 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8543Patch
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8543Patch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98824Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038667Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98824Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038667Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-8543