CVE-2017-11771

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CVSS 3.0

9.8 critical

EPSS

64%p99

Published

Oct 13, 2017 (Oct 13, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The Microsoft Windows Search component on Microsoft 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 fails to properly handle DNS responses, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

Vendors: microsoft
Products: windows 10, windows 7, windows 8.1, windows rt 8.1, windows server 2008, windows server 2012, windows server 2016
Weakness: CWE-20
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (64.1%)

In the news2 stories

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