CVE-2017-0158

high-risk
Published 2017-04-12

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 "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Do I need to act?

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19.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 80% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.5/10 High
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (13)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (6)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97455
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038238
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0158
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97455
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038238
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0158
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 22/34 · High
Exploitability 14/34 · Moderate
Exposure 17/34 · Moderate