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CVE-2017-8573

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-8573 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Microsoft Graphics Component affecting numerous Windows versions, including Windows 7, 8.1, 10, and various Server editions. This vulnerability arises from improper handling of objects in memory. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), it requires local access and high privileges but does not involve user interaction, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability has a high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is unavailable. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, suggesting limited public attention despite its severity.

Impacted Technologies

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

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.0HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.00%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
59.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0100 is in the 90th percentile among its peer group of 1,516 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (28)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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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 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: Windows Server 2016
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2017-Jul/CVE-2017-8573Important

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Jul 11, 2017

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8573
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99431
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038856
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry