CVE-2017-8579

EPSS 1.2%

Vexday Risk Score

3Low

SSVC decision (CISA)

Track

No exploitation signal → monitor

CVSS —EPSS 1.2%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —

Lifecycle

29 Jun 2017Published on NVD

Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.

The DirectX component in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an authenticated attacker to run arbitrary code in kernel mode via a specially crafted application, aka "DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

Microsoft Corporation · Microsoft Windows

Want to know if your infrastructure is exposed to this?

Talk to TrueHacking →

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8579 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99212