CVE-2017-8759
Published 2017-09-13 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source secure@microsoft.com
Summary
CVE-2017-8759 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by May 3, 2022. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Microsoft has 390 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 117 of them linked to ransomware.
All 390 known-exploited Microsoft vulnerabilities →Description
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2 and 4.7 allow an attacker to execute code remotely via a malicious document or application, aka ".NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Microsoft — .NET Framework
Name: Microsoft .NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2022-05-03
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100742
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039324
- https://github.com/GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessments_01_2020
- https://github.com/bhdresh/CVE-2017-8759
- https://github.com/nccgroup/CVE-2017-8759
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8759
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42711/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100742

