CVE-2017-8576

high

Published 2017-06-29 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

7.0

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

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.0

Description

The graphics 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 "Microsoft Graphics Component Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

69%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status
windows	-	affected
windows	1511	affected
windows	1607	affected
windows	1703	affected
windows		affected

References

CWEs

CWE-665

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.