CVE-2017-8676

The Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Server 2016; Office 2007 SP3; Office 2010 SP2; Word Viewer; Office for Mac 2011 and 2016; Skype for Business 2016; Lync 2013 SP1; Lync 2010; Lync 2010 Attendee; and Live Meeting 2007 Add-in and Console allows an authenticated attacker to retrieve information from a targeted system via a specially crafted application, aka "Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Published: 2017-09-13 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-8676 is rated Moderate Risk (51.8/100): CVSS Low severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 14.04%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +6.45% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-8676

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 7.59% 14.04% +6.45%
2 2025-11-03 2.78% 7.59% +4.81%
3 2025-03-30 2.78%

Full EPSS history (18 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-8676

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.3 3.0 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
1.8 1.4 [email protected]
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-8676

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-8676

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft live_meeting 2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:live_meeting:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft lync 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft lync 2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2010:*:attendee:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft lync 2013 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:lync:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2011 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2011:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:mac:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_2007 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2007:*:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_2010 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2010:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft office_word_viewer cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_word_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft skype_for_business 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:skype_for_business:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_10 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_10 1511 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_10 1607 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_10 1703 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_7 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_8.1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_rt_8.1 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2016 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-8676

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