CVE-2017-8543

Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows

Published 15 Jun 2017 · updated 17 Jun 2026 · Analyzed

9.8 Critical · CVSS 3.1, NVD

Exploited in the wild

CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 24 May 2022, with a remediation deadline of 14 Jun 2022 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

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".

References

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