Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8562 · MEDIUM Severity

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

Microsoft Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability due to Windows improperly handling calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

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