CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-8699
7.0 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-09-13
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.0 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.6 HIGH — AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20
Description
Windows Shell in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to the way that Windows Shell validates file copy destinations, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10
• 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-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100783 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039331 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8699 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100783 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039331 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8699 Patch, Vendor Advisory