CVE-2017-8461

Windows RPC with Routing and Remote Access enabled in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows...

7.8 HighPublic exploit

Windows RPC with Routing and Remote Access enabled in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows an attacker to execute code on a targeted RPC server which has Routing and Remote Access enabled via a specially crafted application, aka "Windows RPC Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

20.4%Down 45.9 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-8461
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.9 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-8461
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-17411 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-17411
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3vvf-r92p-64xr 7.8

Windows RPC with Routing and Remote Access enabled in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows...

Record: GHSA-3vvf-r92p-64xr
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	Microsoft Windows RRAS Service MIBEntryGet Overflow	2017-06-13

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-8461 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, published June 15, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.4%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.