CVE-2017-16237 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 1.5% (pctl 74)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
In Vir.IT eXplorer Anti-Virus before 8.5.42, the driver file (VIAGLT64.SYS) contains an Arbitrary Write vulnerability because of not validating input values from IOCtl 0x8273007C.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.51% — more likely to be exploited than 74% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-11-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| tgsoft | vir.it explorer |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Vir.IT eXplorer Anti-Virus 8.5.39 - 'VIAGLT64.SYS' Local Privilege Escalation | 2017-11-01 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD