CVE-2017-8543
Microsoft Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Published Jun 14, 2017 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · microsoft windows 10 1507
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 allow an attacker to take control of the affected system when Windows Search fails to handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Jun 14, 2017 · Catalog
Detected
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 allow an attacker to take control of the affected system when Windows Search fails to handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Sear
May 24, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 14, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
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 allow an attacker to take control of the affected system when Windows Search fails to handle objects in memory, aka "Windows Sear
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date Jun 14, 2022
Affected
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1507version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1511version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1703version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Windowsversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVCVE-2017-8543
Microsoft Windows allows an attacker to take control of the affected system when Windows Search fails to handle objects in memory.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgCVE-2017-8543
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2017-8543
30-day exploitation probability 74.2%
first.org - NIST NVDCVE-2017-8543
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 allow an
nvd.nist.gov