CVE-2017-8543 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Search, affecting numerous Windows versions from XP to Windows 10 and Server 2016. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to take full control of a vulnerable system by exploiting how Windows Search handles objects in memory. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS score indicating high exploitability, this flaw is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction. This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, as confirmed by its inclusion in the KEV catalog, and has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1511:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1511:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.