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CVE-2017-8494

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CVE-2017-8494

Published: Jun 15, 2017

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow a locally-authenticated attacker to run a specially crafted application on a targeted system when Windows Secure Kernel Mode fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

VendorProductVersions

Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Windows

affected
Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016.

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