CVE-2017-8589
highpriority · attend · 48EPSS 0.262 · 98 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
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 a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way that Windows Search handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9–10
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (22)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- microsoft windows server 2012all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (6)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038866cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8589cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99425cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99425enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038866enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8589enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99425Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038866Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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