{"cve":"CVE-2017-8579","nvd":{"published":"2017-06-29T13:29:00.407","modified":"2026-06-17T01:26:36.903","status":"Modified","description":"The DirectX component in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an authenticated attacker to run arbitrary code in kernel mode via a specially crafted application, aka \"DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.0},"cwes":["CWE-281"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99212","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8579","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99212","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8579"],"products":["microsoft:windows_10","microsoft:windows_server_2016"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:43:44.556243339+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-8579","score":0.01159,"percentile":0.67131,"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."]}