CVE-2017-8620

HOCH 8.1CVE-2017-8620 · Published 08/08/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
—	No affected product versions are listed for this vulnerability yet.

Description

Windows Search 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, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

References

securityfocus.com/bid/100034 · Third Party Advisory
securitytracker.com/id/1039091 · Third Party Advisory
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8620 · Patch
threatpost.com/windows-search-bug-worth-watching-and-squashing/127434 · Third Party Advisory

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