An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 10 when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory
Published Apr 12, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.05%
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 10 when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0188.
Affected products
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- Version Windows 10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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
- 1607
- 1703
- n/a
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.05% (0.02050) | 80.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.05% (0.02050) | 78.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.44% (0.00442) | 61.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 25.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 4, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00057) | 23.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 32.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 27.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 29.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.42% (0.01418) | 73.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.42% (0.01418) | 71.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.42% (0.01418) | 50.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 86.41th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 86.25th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 93.70th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 0.00th | v1 |
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97420 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-2017-0189 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97420 | 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-2017-0189 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory |
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