vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2017-8465: Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jun 13, 2017 | Jun 13, 2017 | Sep 5, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jun 13, 2017
Added
Jun 13, 2017
Modified
Sep 5, 2025
Description
Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to run processes in an elevated context when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8468.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb4022727microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb4022714microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb4022715microsoft-windows-windows_10-1703-kb4022725microsoft-windows-windows_server_2012_r2-kb4022717microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb4022715msft-kb4022717-1d805e7c-215a-4c96-8b39-3829bd2e02d0msft-kb4022717-6abad12a-fc3f-4352-81f7-453e305f13ed
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