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, Window…

Published 9 y ago 2017-07-11 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

7.0

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

1.0%

percentile 63%

Public exploits

none known

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-2017-8578, CVE-2017-8581, and CVE-2017-8467.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.00% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	7.0	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	6.2	`AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`

Affected products

Microsoft Corporation 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

Classification

Weakness

CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

securityfocus.com /bid/99421 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
securitytracker.com /id/1038853 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8580 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2017-8580
NVD: CVE-2017-8580

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