Is CVE-2017-8588 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-8588 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-8588?

CVE-2017-8588 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.0 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-8588?

CVE-2017-8588 has an EPSS score of 17.21% (97th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-8588

HIGHEPSS 97th pctl

7.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Microsoft WordPad in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way it parses specially crafted files, aka "WordPad Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

17.21%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.