# CVE-2017-11772: Microsoft Search Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVE-2017-11772 is fixed in 25 products on 1 platform, first by KB4041689, released October 10, 2017. It is not reported as exploited, but the vendor rates exploitation more likely. Patch Radar priority: Urgent. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11772 - Priority: Urgent - CVSS: 5.9 (Important) - EPSS: 0.0830 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Vendor exploitability assessment: Exploitation More Likely - Published: Oct 10, 2017 - Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11772 ## Description

An Information disclosure vulnerability exists when Windows Search improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.

To exploit the vulnerability, the attacker could send specially crafted messages to the Windows Search service. Additionally, in an enterprise scenario, a remote unauthenticated attacker could trigger the vulnerability through an SMB connection.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows Search handles objects in memory.

## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems | 10586.1176 | [KB4041689](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041689.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems | 10586.1176 | [KB4041689](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041689.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems | 14393.1770 | [KB4041691](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041691.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems | 14393.1770 | [KB4041691](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041691.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems | 15063.674 | [KB4041676](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041676.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems | 15063.674 | [KB4041676](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041676.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems | 10240.17643 | [KB4042895](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4042895.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 for x64-based Systems | 10240.17643 | [KB4042895](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4042895.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4041681](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041681.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4041678](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041678.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4041681](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041681.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4041678](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041678.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems | | [KB4041693](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041693.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems | | [KB4041687](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041687.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems | | [KB4041693](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041693.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems | | [KB4041687](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041687.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows RT 8.1 | | [KB4041693](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041693.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4041681](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041681.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4041678](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041678.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4041681](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041681.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4041678](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041678.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 | | [KB4042067](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4042067.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4042067](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4042067.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 | | [KB4042067](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4042067.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4042067](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4042067.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | | [KB4041690](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041690.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | | [KB4041679](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041679.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4041690](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041690.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4041679](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041679.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | | [KB4041693](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041693.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | | [KB4041687](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041687.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4041693](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041693.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4041687](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041687.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 14393.1770 | [KB4041691](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041691.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 14393.1770 | [KB4041691](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4041691.md) | Oct 10, 2017 | --- Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. 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