Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2017-8543

TLP:CLEAR

Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Windows allows an attacker to take control of the affected system when Windows Search fails to handle objects in memory.

Facts

  • Vendor: Microsoft
  • Product: Windows
  • CVSS: 9.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 74.2 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 24 May 2022
  • First known exploitation: 24 May 2022
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 14 June 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-281
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 24 May 2022

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD