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CVE-2017-11819

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-11819 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, stemming from how Microsoft browsers handle objects in memory. This high-severity flaw, with a CVSS score of 7.5, allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, requiring user interaction and a high attack complexity. Despite its age, the vulnerability has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 91/100 and an EPSS score indicating a higher-than-average likelihood of exploitation. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and lacking public exploit intelligence in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, it did receive media coverage during its disclosure, suggesting some awareness within the security community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
14.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1422 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 1,572 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.4 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2017-Oct/CVE-2017-11819Critical

Windows Shell Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Oct 10, 2017

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11819
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/101121
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039537
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry