CVE-2017-8716

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Published Sep 13, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Windows Control Flow Guard in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 allows an attacker to run a specially crafted application to bypass Control Flow Guard, due to the way that Control Flow Guard handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Windows Control Flow Guard

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-17662	Windows Control Flow Guard in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1703 allows an attacker to run a specially crafted application to bypass Control Flow Guard, due to the way that Control Flow Guard handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.4% (1.437% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100802
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039325
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8716

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 10

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 4:25 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Sep 13, 2017, 1:00 AM
Updated: Sep 17, 2024, 4:25 AM
Reserved: May 3, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:26 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 13, 2017, 1:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:26 AM

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