CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-8624

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in CLFS in Windows allows for elevation of privilege due to improper handling of objects in memory. It affects multiple versions of Windows operating systems, including Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2016.

Risk Assessment

Privilege escalation may lead to unauthorized access to the system and data, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update systems to the latest versions and apply available security patches to minimize the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

CLFS 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 an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows CLFS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

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