TI-2017-06120 Aliases CVE-2017-8590 GHSA-5qjj-r3mq-x5vj

Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and Windows RT…

MEDIUM 40CWE-281Published 2017-07-11 · Updated 2024-09-17

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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".

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00972 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Microsoft	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.	Microsoft Windows	—	No fix listed	CNA

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. VendorMicrosoft Affected Microsoft Windows Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:::::::*	1511	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::*	1607	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:::::::*	1703	Running on	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7::sp1::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1::::::	r2 sp1	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1511 Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1607 Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1703 Running on ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Show 2 more CPE

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:::::::*	r2	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8590
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5qjj-r3mq-x5vj

References

Patch 1

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8590

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Sources

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