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CVE-2017-8591

N/A
Published: August 8, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:26 AM UTC
6 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2012Windows 10

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%

Description

Windows Input Method Editor (IME) in 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 remote code execution vulnerability when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows IME Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99430
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039097
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8591

CVSS

7.2HIGH[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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