# CVE-2017-8720: Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE-2017-8720 is fixed in 27 products on 1 platform, first by KB4038783, released September 12, 2017. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8720 - Priority: High - CVSS: 7.8 (Important) - EPSS: 0.0164 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Vendor exploitability assessment: Exploitation Less Likely - Published: Sep 12, 2017 - Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8720 ## Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when the Win32k component fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. An attacker could then run a specially crafted application that could exploit the vulnerability and take control of an affected system.

The update addresses this vulnerability by correcting how Win32k handles objects in memory.

## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems | 10586.1106 | [KB4038783](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038783.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems | 10586.1106 | [KB4038783](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038783.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems | 14393.1715 | [KB4038782](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038782.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems | 14393.1715 | [KB4038782](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038782.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems | 15063.608 | [KB4038788](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038788.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems | 15063.608 | [KB4038788](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038788.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems | 10240.17609 | [KB4038781](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038781.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 10 for x64-based Systems | 10240.17609 | [KB4038781](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038781.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4038779](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038779.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4038777](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038777.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4038779](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038779.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4038777](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038777.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems | | [KB4038792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038792.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems | | [KB4038793](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038793.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems | | [KB4038792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038792.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems | | [KB4038793](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038793.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows RT 8.1 | | [KB4038792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038792.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4038779](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038779.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4038777](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038777.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4038779](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038779.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | | [KB4038777](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038777.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4038779](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038779.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4038777](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038777.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 | | [KB4039384](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4039384.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4039384](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4039384.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2 | | [KB4039384](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4039384.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 | | [KB4039384](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4039384.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4039384](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4039384.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | | [KB4038786](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038786.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 | | [KB4038799](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038799.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4038786](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038786.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4038799](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038799.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | | [KB4038792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038792.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 | | [KB4038793](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038793.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4038792](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038792.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) | | [KB4038793](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038793.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 | 14393.1715 | [KB4038782](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038782.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | | Microsoft | Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) | 14393.1715 | [KB4038782](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/microsoft/kb4038782.md) | Sep 12, 2017 | --- Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. 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