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medium 5.5

CVE-2017-11816 json

The Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows…

published 2017-10-13 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-3417

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
20.0%
EPSS 20.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) on 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, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an information disclosure vulnerability in the way it handles objects in memory, aka "Windows GDI Information Disclosure Vulnerability".

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

19.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI)

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.