CVE-2017-8486
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1,...
CVE-2017-8486 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Microsoft Windows 10, published July 11, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.21%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 4.7 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.21%EPSS, 82nd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability".
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
- microsoft windows 10
- microsoft windows 7
- microsoft windows 8.1
- microsoft windows rt 8.1
- microsoft windows server 2008
- microsoft windows server 2012
- microsoft windows server 2016
- microsoft corporation windows 7 sp1, windows server 2008 sp2 and r2 sp1, windows 8.1 and windows rt 8.1, windows server 2012 and r2, windows 10 gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and windows server 2016.
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability".
- Record
CVE-2017-8486- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability".
- Record
CVE-2017-8486- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-17436No score
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability".
- Record
EUVD-2017-17436- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4p76-h42w-x9hf
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1,...
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability".
- Record
GHSA-4p76-h42w-x9hf- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.