Windows Search Memory Object Handling Vulnerability

CVE-2017-8620 · HIGH Severity

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

Windows Search 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, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

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