CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-8561

Improper Preservation of Permissions

Published: Jul 11, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Windows kernel in Microsoft 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 elevation of privilege vulnerability due to the way it handles objects in memory, aka Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

Weakness

The product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Windows_10Microsoft- (including)- (including)
Windows_10Microsoft1511 (including)1511 (including)
Windows_10Microsoft1607 (including)1607 (including)
Windows_10Microsoft1703 (including)1703 (including)
Windows_7Microsoft**
Windows_8.1Microsoft**
Windows_rt_8.1Microsoft**
Windows_server_2008Microsoft**
Windows_server_2008Microsoftr2-sp1 (including)r2-sp1 (including)
Windows_server_2012Microsoft- (including)- (including)
Windows_server_2012Microsoftr2 (including)r2 (including)
Windows_server_2016Microsoft**

References