CVE-2017-8716
Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
CVE-2017-8716 is fixed in 2 products on 1 platform, first by KB4038788, released September 12, 2017. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
Routine
CVSS
4.9
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Unlikely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0144
73rd percentile
<p>A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Windows Control Flow Guard mishandles objects in memory.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could run a specially crafted application to bypass Control Flow Guard.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Control Flow Guard handles objects in memory.</p>