CVE-2017-8561 — Improper Preservation of Permissions in Microsoft Windows 10

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions4 documents4 sources
Severity
7.0HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 41.88%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
17
Microsoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Windows Server 2012+14 more
Timeline
PublishedJul 11
Latest updateMay 13

Description

Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.0 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages16 packages

▶NVDmicrosoft/windows_101511, 1607, 1703+2

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-r55r-28g8-8h44: Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows 8↗2022-05-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2017-07-11
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - July 2017↗2017-07-11
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