CVE-2017-8716
Windows Control Flow Guard in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 allows an attacker to run a...
Windows Control Flow Guard in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 allows an attacker to run a specially crafted application to bypass Control Flow Guard, due to the way that Control Flow Guard handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Security Feature Bypass 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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Windows Control Flow Guard in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 allows an attacker to run a specially crafted application to bypass Control Flow Guard, due to the way that Control Flow Guard handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".
- Record
CVE-2017-8716- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Windows Control Flow Guard in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 allows an attacker to run a specially crafted application to bypass Control Flow Guard, due to the way that Control Flow Guard handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".
- Record
CVE-2017-8716- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17662 No score
Windows Control Flow Guard in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 allows an attacker to run a specially crafted application to bypass Control Flow Guard, due to the way that Control Flow Guard handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".
- Record
EUVD-2017-17662- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gmqc-q447-328q
Windows Control Flow Guard in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 allows an attacker to run a...
Windows Control Flow Guard in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 allows an attacker to run a specially crafted application to bypass Control Flow Guard, due to the way that Control Flow Guard handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".
- Record
GHSA-gmqc-q447-328q- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-8716 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Microsoft Windows 10, published September 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.44%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.