An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows running on Windows 10, Windows 10 1511, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 fails to properly sanitize handles in memory, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Published Apr 12, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.34%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows running on Windows 10, Windows 10 1511, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 fails to properly sanitize handles in memory, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected products
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- Version Windows 10, Windows 10 1511, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Corporation | Windows | n/a |
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- n/a
- 1511
- n/a
- n/a
- r2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.34% (0.03338) | 88.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.34% (0.03338) | 87.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 26, 2025 | 12.68% (0.12685) | 93.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.30% (0.09303) | 91.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 25.22% (0.25225) | 93.86th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.30% (0.09303) | 92.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00112) | 46.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 13, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00120) | 46.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00141) | 49.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00226) | 60.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00175) | 53.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 23, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 46.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00136) | 47.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.19% (0.02185) | 80.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.19% (0.02185) | 79.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.19% (0.02185) | 57.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 35.03% (0.35026) | 97.90th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 35.03% (0.35026) | 98.92th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 35.03% (0.35026) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97467 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0165 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41901/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97467 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0165 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41901/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.