CVEvulnerability

CVE-2017-8543

9.8 CRITICAL Known exploited Published 2017-06-15 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows allows an attacker to take control of the affected system when Windows Search fails to handle objects in memory.

Added to KEV
2022-05-24
Remediation due
2022-06-14
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8543
Status
Analyzed
Published
2017-06-15
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-281

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 configurations

• microsoft windows 10 1507 • microsoft windows 10 1511 • microsoft windows 10 1607 • microsoft windows 10 1703 • microsoft windows 7 • microsoft windows 8.1 • microsoft windows rt 8.1 • microsoft windows server 2008 • microsoft windows server 2008 r2 • microsoft windows server 2012 • microsoft windows server 2012 r2 • microsoft windows server 2016

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions weakness

References