{"cve":"CVE-2017-8468","nvd":{"published":"2017-06-15T01:29:02.820","modified":"2026-06-17T01:26:25.180","status":"Modified","description":"Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to run processes in an elevated context when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka \"Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\" This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8465.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-281"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98846","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8468","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98846","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8468"],"products":["microsoft:windows_10","microsoft:windows_8.1","microsoft:windows_server_2012","microsoft:windows_server_2016"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:43:44.556243339+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-8468","score":0.01262,"percentile":0.69653,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}