CVE-2017-8543CISA KEV

Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft Windows allows an attacker to take control of the affected system when Windows Search fails to handle objects in memory.

Product: Windows
Added to KEV: 24 May 2022
Federal remediation due: 14 Jun 2022
Known ransomware use: Not reported

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23 Oct 2026 · 09:33:49 UTC Source coverage: cisa-kevIncomplete → Current
23 Oct 2026 · 08:31:50 UTC Source coverage: cisa-kevCurrent → Incomplete

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{
                    "product": "Microsoft Windows",
                    "vendor": "Microsoft Corporation",
                    "versions": [
                        {
                            "status": "affected",
                            "version": "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."
                        }
                    ]
                }

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