CVE-2017-8508
mediumpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.042 · 91 %ileEUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
4.19% (91st) EPSS
CVSS 4.3 · medium
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office software when it improperly handles the parsing of file formats, aka "Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
5.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
v3.05.5mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 3.6
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
CWE-20USLLM-inferred
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Office≤ Microsoft Outlook 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Outlook 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Outlook 2013 RT Service Pack 1, Microsoft Outlook 2013 Service Pack 1, and Microsoft Outlook 2016.enisa_euvdEU
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also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8508cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98828cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98828enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8508enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98828Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8508PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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