Is CVE-2017-8468 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-8468 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-8468?

CVE-2017-8468 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-8468?

CVE-2017-8468 has an EPSS score of 1.26% (66th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2017-8468?

No published fix for CVE-2017-8468 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-8468

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to run processes in an elevated context when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8465.

CWE-281

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.26%probability of exploitation in 30 days

66thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 66% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

portal.msrc.microsoft.com

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

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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.