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CVE-2017-8307

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 1.78% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-04-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

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

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CVE
CVE-2017-8307
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
1.78%
Windows

Original NVD Description

In Avast Antivirus before v17, using the LPC interface API exposed by the AvastSVC.exe Windows service, it is possible to launch predefined binaries, or replace or delete arbitrary files. This vulnerability is exploitable by any unprivileged user when Avast Self-Defense is disabled. It is also exploitable in conjunction with CVE-2017-8308 when Avast Self-Defense is enabled. The vulnerability allows for Denial of Service attacks and hiding traces of a possible attack.