CVE-2017-0293
Microsoft Windows PDF Library in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012...
Microsoft Windows PDF Library in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Windows PDF Library in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
- Record
CVE-2017-0293- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Microsoft Windows PDF Library in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
- Record
CVE-2017-0293- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0649 No score
Microsoft Windows PDF Library in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
- Record
EUVD-2017-0649- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-692c-vj4g-4ghr
Microsoft Windows PDF Library in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012...
Microsoft Windows PDF Library in Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows PDF Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
- Record
GHSA-692c-vj4g-4ghr- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- 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-2017-0293 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows 10, published August 8, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.