CVE-2017-8550
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Skype for Business when the software fails to...
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Skype for Business when the software fails to sanitize specially crafted content, aka "Skype for Business Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Skype for Business when the software fails to sanitize specially crafted content, aka "Skype for Business Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
- Record
CVE-2017-8550- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Skype for Business when the software fails to sanitize specially crafted content, aka "Skype for Business Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
- Record
CVE-2017-8550- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17500 No score
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Skype for Business when the software fails to sanitize specially crafted content, aka "Skype for Business Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
- Record
EUVD-2017-17500- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5r97-fxfw-c4wj
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Skype for Business when the software fails to...
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Skype for Business when the software fails to sanitize specially crafted content, aka "Skype for Business Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
- Record
GHSA-5r97-fxfw-c4wj- CVSS 3.0
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Skype for Business 2016 - Cross-Site Scripting | 2017-07-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-8550 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Microsoft Skype For Business, published June 15, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.4%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.