CVE-2017-11847

Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to run arbitrary code in kernel mode, install programs, view, change or delete data, and create new accounts with full user rights due to improperly handing objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101729Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11847Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101729Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039782Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11847Patch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Nov 15, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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