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CVE-2017-0055

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 16.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-03-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) in 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 allows remote attackers to perform cross-site scripting and run script with local user privileges via a crafted request, aka "Microsoft IIS Server XSS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96622
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038012
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0055
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96622
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038012
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0055

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