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CVE-2017-8627

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-8627 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) in Windows 10 version 1703, stemming from improper memory object handling. This vulnerability has a medium severity CVSS score of 4.7, indicating a local attack vector with high attack complexity, requiring low privileges, and resulting in a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one mention and one article identified.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1703CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

4.7MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0157 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 1,297 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2017-Aug/CVE-2017-8627Important

Windows Subsystem for Linux Denial of Service Vulnerability

Aug 8, 2017

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8627
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/100065
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1039103
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry