CVE-2017-8494 — Improper Preservation of Permissions in Corporation Microsoft Windows

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.3HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 30.76%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
9
Microsoft Corporation Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Windows 10Msrc Windows 10 FOR 32-bit Systems+6 more
Timeline
PublishedJun 15
Latest updateMay 13

Description

Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow a locally-authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application on a targeted system when Windows Secure Kernel Mode fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.3 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages9 packages

Patches

Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗Patch: portal.msrc.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-96fj-f5h7-247v: Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow a locally-authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application↗2022-05-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2017-06-13
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - June 2017↗2017-06-13
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