### [CVE-2017-8620](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-8620)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Microsoft%20Windows%20Search%20Component&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Remote%20Code%20Execution&color=brighgreen)

### Description

Windows Search in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows a remote code execution vulnerability when it improperly handles objects in memory, aka "Windows Search Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

### POC

#### Reference
- https://threatpost.com/windows-search-bug-worth-watching-and-squashing/127434/

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.