CVE-2017-8515
mediumpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an unauthenticated attacker to send a specially crafted kernel mode request to cause a denial of service on the target system, aka "Windows VAD Cloning Denial of Service Vulnerability".
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows≤ Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016.enisa_euvdEU
- microsoft windows server 2016all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8515cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98833cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98833enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8515enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98833Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8515PatchVendor Advisorynvd
Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.
Free scan