CVE-2017-0101
mediumpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEPSS 0.575 · 99 %ileexploit · PoCEURUUSadded 2022-03-15remediate by 2022-04-05
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EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Windows Transaction Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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."
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8
ssvc
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weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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affected products (14)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Microsoft Corporation Windows≤ 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 1607enisa_euvdEU
- microsoft windows server 2008all versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (5)
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sources
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references (11)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0101cnnvd
- https://technet.microsoft.com/zh-cn/library/security/ms17-017Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96625enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038013enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0101enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44479/enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96625Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038013Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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