Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-8576
Published: June 26, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7199
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-8576
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper initialization of content in memory by the Windows Graphics component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to improper initialization of content in memory by the Windows Graphics component. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application and execute arbitrary code with system privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2017-8576
Install update from vendor's website.