{"cve":"CVE-2017-8552","nvd":{"published":"2017-06-15T01:29:04.727","modified":"2026-06-17T01:26:34.050","status":"Modified","description":"A kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 XP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 8 allows an elevation of privilege when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka \"Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability\". This CVE is unique from CVE-2017-0263.","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":["https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8552","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8552"],"products":["microsoft:windows_7","microsoft:windows_server_2008"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:43:44.556243339+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-8552","score":0.01004,"percentile":0.62971,"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."]}