CVE-2017-8579: Microsoft Windows 10

High severity, CVSS 7.0. EPSS: 1.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The DirectX component in Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an authenticated attacker to run arbitrary code in kernel mode via a specially crafted application, aka "DirectX Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10: affected versions not specified; version 1511 only; version 1607 only; version 1703 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: any version

Published 2017-06-29. Last modified 2026-06-17.