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Case File

CVE-2017-8620

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 47.67% Public Exploit

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

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — 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-2017-8620
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.1
EPSS
47.67%
Windows

Original Filing — NVD Description

Windows Search 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, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".