CVE-2017-8543 | BDVDB-2026-86630 Detail

MicrosoftMicrosoft Windows

Description#

Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 XP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to take control of the affected system when Windows Search fails to handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-06-15Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22025-10-21Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2017-06-15
Last modified: 2025-10-21

Vendor information

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft Windows

All Microsoft vulnerabilities

Score

9.8 Critical

EPSS

74.1%, High

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 99.5.

KEV

Yes

Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 XP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016.
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).