{"cve":"CVE-2017-8494","nvd":{"published":"2017-06-15T01:29:03.553","modified":"2026-06-17T01:26:28.100","status":"Modified","description":"Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow a locally-authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application on a targeted system when Windows Secure Kernel Mode fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka \"Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\".","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:H/A:H","score":7.3},"cwes":["CWE-281"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98855","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8494","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98855","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8494"],"products":["microsoft:windows_10","microsoft:windows_server_2016"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:43:44.556243339+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-8494","score":0.01947,"percentile":0.80203,"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."]}