CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-0263
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Win32k
Microsoft Win32k contains a privilege escalation vulnerability due to the Windows kernel-mode driver failing to properly handle objects in memory.
- Added to KEV
- 2022-02-10
- Remediation due
- 2022-08-10
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0263
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2017-05-12
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
Description
The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10 1507
• microsoft windows 10 1511
• microsoft windows 10 1607
• microsoft windows 10 1703
• microsoft windows 7
• microsoft windows 8.1
• microsoft windows rt 8.1
• microsoft windows server 2008
• microsoft windows server 2008 r2
• microsoft windows server 2012
• microsoft windows server 2012 r2
• microsoft windows server 2016
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-416 Use After Free weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98258 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038449 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0263 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44478/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://xiaodaozhi.com/exploit/117.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98258 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038449 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0263 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44478/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://xiaodaozhi.com/exploit/117.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0263 US Government Resource