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CVE-2017-8561

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 0.84%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-07-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0. It affects Microsoft, Windows.

CVE
CVE-2017-8561
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
0.84%
Microsoft Windows

Original NVD Description

Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

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