CVE-2017-8515

5.5 mediumEPSS 1.8%

Medium (5.5) in microsoft. EPSS 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Microsoft Windows 10 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an unauthenticated attacker to send a specially crafted kernel mode request to cause a denial of service on the target system, aka "Windows VAD Cloning Denial of Service Vulnerability".

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 78% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
Published: 2017-06-15
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:windows_10
microsoft:windows_server_2016

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98833
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8515
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98833
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8515

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