VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-8493

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-06-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to set variables that are either read-only or require authentication when Windows fails to enforce case sensitivity for certain variable checks, aka "Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability".

Weakness classification

  • CWE-178: Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity

Primary references