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CVE-2017-8472

Status: ModifiedMedium (5)—💥 Exploit

Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 allow an authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8470, CVE-2017-8471, CVE-2017-8473, CVE-2017-8475, CVE-2017-8477, and CVE-2017-8484.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

💥 Public exploits

Exploit code or detection templates are publicly available. This is not the same as confirmed active exploitation (KEV), but it raises the risk: patch with priority.

Affected technologies (3)

Microsoft — Windows 7Microsoft — Windows Server 2008Microsoft — Windows Server 2012

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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