Is CVE-2017-8461 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-8461 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-8461?

CVE-2017-8461 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-8461?

CVE-2017-8461 has an EPSS score of 21.11% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-8461

HIGHEPSS 97th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Windows RPC with Routing and Remote Access enabled in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 allows an attacker to execute code on a targeted RPC server which has Routing and Remote Access enabled via a specially crafted application, aka "Windows RPC Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

21.11%probability of exploitation in 30 days

97thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 97% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.