CVE-2017-11819
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the...
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how Microsoft browsers handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Shell 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 7 SP1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how Microsoft browsers handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
- Record
CVE-2017-11819- 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 7 SP1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how Microsoft browsers handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
- Record
CVE-2017-11819- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-3420 No score
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how Microsoft browsers handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
- Record
EUVD-2017-3420- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xpxc-7j8q-3794
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the...
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how Microsoft browsers handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
- Record
GHSA-xpxc-7j8q-3794- 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, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-11819 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Microsoft Windows 7 Sp1, published October 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.2%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.