CVE-2017-0165

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 "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Do I need to act?

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12.7% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 87% 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
41901
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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 (5)

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

References (8)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97467
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0165
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41901/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97467
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239
Patch https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0165
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41901/
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high-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 19/34 · Moderate
Exposure 12/34 · Low