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CVE-2017-8695

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CVE-2017-8695 is a Graphics Component Information Disclosure Vulnerability affecting Windows Uniscribe across numerous Microsoft products, including various Windows versions, Office suites, Lync, and Skype for Business. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.3 (MEDIUM), indicating that an attacker could obtain sensitive information to facilitate further system compromise through a specially crafted document or untrusted webpage, requiring user interaction and having high confidentiality impact. Despite its potential, there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No), nor are there public Metasploit or Nuclei exploits. While it garnered some media attention and community discussion, its EPSS score is low, suggesting a limited likelihood of exploitation in the wild.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2007CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:live_meeting:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2010CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2010CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:attendee:*:*:*:*:*
2013CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2011CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0964 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 705 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (46)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Lync 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Lync 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Lync Basic 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Lync Basic 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows RT 8.1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office Word Viewer
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Live Meeting 2007 Add-in
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Skype for Business 2016 (32-bit)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Skype for Business 2016 (64-bit)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Skype for Business 2016 Basic (32-bit)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Skype for Business 2016 Basic (64-bit)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Live Meeting 2007 Console
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Lync 2010 (32-bit)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Lync 2010 (64-bit)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee (admin level install)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Lync 2010 Attendee (user level install)
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2017-Sep/CVE-2017-8695Important

Windows Uniscribe Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Sep 12, 2017

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8695
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100773
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039344
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry