Windows Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8463 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Windows Shell in 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 Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability due to the way it improperly handles executable files and shares during rename operations, aka "Windows Explorer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

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