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CVE-2017-8588

HIGH · CVSS 7 EPSS 17.21% Public Exploit

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. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. Its EPSS score suggests a 17.2% 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.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2017-8588
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7
EPSS
17.21%
Microsoft Windows

Original NVD Description

Microsoft WordPad in 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, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way it parses specially crafted files, aka "WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

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