CVE-2017-8591

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    CVE-2017-8591

    Published: 8 Aug 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Windows Input Method Editor (IME) in 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 an remote code execution vulnerability when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka "Windows IME Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

    References: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99430, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039097, https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8591

    Affected packages

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High