CVE-2017-8466: Microsoft Windows 10

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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".

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10: affected versions not specified; version 1511 only; version 1607 only
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: affected versions not specified

Published 2017-06-15. Last modified 2026-06-17.