CVE-2017-0259 — The Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows authenticated attackers to obtain sensitive information via a specially crafted document, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-0175, CVE-2017-0220, and CVE-2017-0258

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The Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows authenticated attackers to obtain sensitive information via a specially crafted document, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-0175, CVE-2017-0220, and CVE-2017-0258

Published May 12, 2017

4.7

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 9.66%

Description

The Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows authenticated attackers to obtain sensitive information via a specially crafted document, aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-0175, CVE-2017-0220, and CVE-2017-0258.

Affected products

Vendor Microsoft Corporation Product Microsoft Windows Default
n/a
- Version
  Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

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

Microsoft Windows

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

9.66% 0.09659

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.09659

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 (22 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	9.66% (0.09659)	95.35th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	9.66% (0.09659)	94.86th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 4, 2026	3.18% (0.03180)	86.94th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Feb 1, 2026	5.26% (0.05263)	89.78th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Jul 8, 2025	3.30% (0.03300)	86.67th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Apr 24, 2025	7.77% (0.07771)	91.45th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 19, 2025	10.90% (0.10904)	92.48th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	9.54% (0.09544)	92.27th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.07% (0.00066)	30.97th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 4, 2024	0.07% (0.00066)	29.10th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Apr 14, 2024	0.08% (0.00077)	31.96th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 2, 2024	0.05% (0.00054)	19.28th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jan 23, 2024	0.06% (0.00062)	24.74th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 28, 2023	0.07% (0.00070)	28.67th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 22, 2023	0.08% (0.00077)	31.13th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.05% (0.00054)	19.86th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	2.77% (0.02774)	83.01th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	2.77% (0.02774)	81.31th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	2.77% (0.02774)	63.80th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	30.10% (0.30098)	96.74th	v1
Sep 1, 2021	30.10% (0.30098)	98.51th	v1
Apr 14, 2021	30.10% (0.30098)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98113
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0259
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42007/
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98113		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0259		x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42007/		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB