CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-8590

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Windows systems allows for elevation of privilege due to improper handling of objects in memory by the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver. It affects multiple versions of Windows, including Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, potentially leading to unauthorized access to data and resources.

Recommendation

It is recommended to install the latest security updates from Microsoft to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way that the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver handles objects in memory, aka "Windows CLFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS