CVE-2017-11771
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 51.9% (pctl 99)
Patch early
EPSS 51.9% — above the 10% action threshold.
Description
The Microsoft Windows Search component on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, 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 a remote code execution vulnerability when it fails to properly handle DNS responses, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 51.93% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2017-10-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (7)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows server 2016 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101114
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039538
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11771
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101114
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039538
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11771
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