CVE-2017-8587

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Published 2017-07-11 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

6.5

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

CVSS v2

4.3

VIR risk

6.5

Description

Windows Explorer in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511 allows a denial of service vulnerability when it attempts to open a non-existent file, aka "Windows Explorer Denial of Service Vulnerability".

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secure@microsoft.com — https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8587

OS impact

OS	Version	Status
windows	-	affected
windows	1511	affected
windows		affected
windows	r2	affected

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99413
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038850
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8587
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99413
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038850
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8587

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