CVE-2017-8543

Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 XP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to take control of the affected system when Windows Search fails to handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

• CWE-281
• CWE-281

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98824Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038667Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8543Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98824Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038667Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8543Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-8543US Government Resource

Published

Jun 15, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Analyzed

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