CVE-2017-0100

high-risk
Published 2017-03-17

A DCOM object in Helppane.exe in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows HelpPane Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Do I need to act?

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50.3% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 50% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
41607
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (9)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (12)

http://blog.inspired-sec.com/archive/2017/03/17/COM-Moniker-Privesc.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96700
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038001
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1021
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0100
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41607/
http://blog.inspired-sec.com/archive/2017/03/17/COM-Moniker-Privesc.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96700
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038001
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1021
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0100
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41607/
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 25/34 · High
Exposure 15/34 · Moderate