CVE-2017-8476 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows kernel, affecting numerous versions including Windows 7, 8.1, 10, and Server 2008, 2012, and 2016. An authenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by running a specially crafted application to obtain sensitive system information. Rated with a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), this vulnerability requires local access and user interaction (running the application) to achieve high confidentiality impact, but no integrity or availability impact. The attack complexity is low. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog, an exploit for this vulnerability (EDB-42229) is publicly available on ExploitDB. Despite this, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and it has garnered minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1511CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1607CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1703CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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