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CVE-2017-8759

HIGH7.8
CISA KEV

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.

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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

CWE-94

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.

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