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CVE-2017-0005: Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-05-24
• EPSS: 11.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-03-17 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0001, CVE-2017-0025, and CVE-2017-0047.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 1511: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 10 1607: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions
• Microsoft Corporation Windows GDI: The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96033
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038002
• https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2017/03/27/detecting-and-mitigating-elevation-of-privilege-exploit-for-cve-2017-0005/
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0005
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96033
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038002
• https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2017/03/27/detecting-and-mitigating-elevation-of-privilege-exploit-for-cve-2017-0005/
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0005
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0005

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