9.8 Critical Exploited

CVE-2017-8543 Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Active exploitation observed

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Required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Ransomware campaigns Not observed so far

Weakness CWE-281

Description

Microsoft Windows XP SP3, Windows XP x64 XP2, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista, Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to take control of the affected system when Windows Search fails to handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

Affected products and versions

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Microsoft Windows	Versions not published

References

98824 www.securityfocus.com
portal.msrc.microsoft.com portal.msrc.microsoft.com
1038667 www.securitytracker.com

Timeline

Published June 15, 2017
Added to the KEV catalogue May 24, 2022
Last modified October 21, 2025

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