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CVE-2017-6517

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 46.34% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-03-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It affects Microsoft. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 46.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It may be remotely exploitable.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2017-6517
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
46.34%
Microsoft

Original NVD Description

Microsoft Skype 7.16.0.102 contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system. This vulnerability exists due to the way .dll files are loaded by Skype. It allows an attacker to load a .dll of the attacker's choosing that could execute arbitrary code without the user's knowledge.The specific flaw exists within the handling of DLL (api-ms-win-core-winrt-string-l1-1-0.dll) loading by the Skype.exe process.

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