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CVE-2017-8742

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2017-09-13
WeaknessCWE-119

Am I affected?

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Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Service Pack 3, Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 RT Service Pack 1, Microsoft PowerPoint 2016, Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, Microsoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 2, and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 when they fail to properly handle objects in memory, aka "PowerPoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-8743.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2017-09-1301:29CVE publishedNVD
2026-10-2319:23EPSS crossed 10 %FIRST EPSS

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2017-8742?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2017-8742?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Microsoft powerpoint

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2007.x	= 2007	no fix published	NVD
2010.x	= 2010	no fix published	NVD
2013.x	= 2013	no fix published	NVD
2016.x	= 2016	no fix published	NVD

Microsoft office compatibility pack

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
—	all versions	no fix published	NVD

Microsoft office web apps

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2010.x	= 2010	no fix published	NVD

4 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

portal.msrc.microsoft.comPatch · Vendor Advisory

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.07.8read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.09.3read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-119read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score22.1 %read 2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: 2017-09-13
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8742?

Is CVE-2017-8742 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-8742 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 22.1% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-8742?

CVE-2017-8742 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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