Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511…

published 2017-11-15 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-3447

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 6.5%; EPSS 6.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits: 0; none known

Windows kernel in Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and 1709, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server, version 1709 allows an attacker to run arbitrary code in kernel mode, install programs, view, change or delete data, and create new accounts with full user rights due to improperly handing objects in memory, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Patch / fix

links 1

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11847 advisory

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Exploit prediction

6.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Microsoft Corporation Windows kernel

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com /en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11847
patch, vendor-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1039782
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/101729
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-11847
NVD CVE-2017-11847

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