CVE-2017-8759
High 7.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV)
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Microsoft .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2 and 4.7 allow an attacker to execute code remotely via a malicious document or application, aka ".NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 89% (percentile: 100) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-94
Affected products
microsoft: .net framework; microsoft: windows 7; microsoft: windows 8.1; microsoft: windows rt 8.1; microsoft: windows server 2008; microsoft: windows server 2012; microsoft: windows 10 1507; microsoft: windows 10 1511; microsoft: windows 10 1607; microsoft: windows 10 1703; microsoft: windows server 2016
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8759 PatchVendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8759 PatchVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/bhdresh/CVE-2017-8759 ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/nccgroup/CVE-2017-8759 ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/bhdresh/CVE-2017-8759 ExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/nccgroup/CVE-2017-8759 ExploitThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100742 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039324 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://github.com/GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessments_01_2020 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42711/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry