{"cve":"CVE-2017-8472","nvd":{"published":"2017-06-15T01:29:02.943","modified":"2026-06-17T01:26:25.637","status":"Modified","description":"Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 allow an authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application when the Windows kernel improperly initializes objects in memory, aka \"Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability\". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8470, CVE-2017-8471, CVE-2017-8473, CVE-2017-8475, CVE-2017-8477, and CVE-2017-8484.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.0},"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98851","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8472","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42225/","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98851","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8472"],"products":["microsoft:windows_7","microsoft:windows_server_2008","microsoft:windows_server_2012"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:43:44.556243339+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-8472","score":0.03423,"percentile":0.88914,"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."]}