CVE-2017-8593

N/A

Published: August 8, 2017 at 09:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:26 AM UTC

8 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2012Windows Server 2008

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 1%

Description

Microsoft Win32k 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 an elevation of privilege vulnerability when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Affected

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

Windows 10 · Microsoft

95%

1511 1607 1703

Windows 7 · Microsoft

95%

sp1

Windows 8-1 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows Rt 8-1 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows Server 2008 · Microsoft

95%

r2 sp1sp2

Windows Server 2012 · Microsoft

95%

Windows Server 2016 · Microsoft

95%

All versions

Windows · Microsoft

60%

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