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CVE-2017-8578

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 6.47%

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

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CVE
CVE-2017-8578
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
6.47%
Microsoft Windows

Original NVD Description

Win32k in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, 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 when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8577, CVE-2017-8580, CVE-2017-8581, and CVE-2017-8467.