CVE-2017-0101 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 57.5% (pctl 99)
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On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-04-05.
Description
The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 57.48% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-04-05 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-03-17 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows Transaction Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-15 |
| Due | 2022-04-05 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows Kernel (7 x86) - Local Privilege Escalation (MS17-017) | 2018-03-15 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96625
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038013
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0101
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44479/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96625
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038013
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0101
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44479/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0101
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