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CVE-2017-0022: Microsoft XML Core Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-05-24
• EPSS: 18.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-03-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows Server 2016; and Windows Vista SP2 improperly handles objects in memory, allowing attackers to test for files on disk via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft XML Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Corporation XML Core Services: 3.0
• Microsoft Corporation XML Core Services: XML Core Services (MSXML) in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows Server 2016; and Windows Vista SP2

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96069
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038014
• https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/09/exploit-kit-rendezvous-and-cve-2017-0022.html
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0022
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96069
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038014
• https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/09/exploit-kit-rendezvous-and-cve-2017-0022.html
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0022
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0022

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