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CVE-2017-0101: Microsoft Windows Transaction Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: yes — in CISA KEV since 2022-03-15
• EPSS: 57.5% 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

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."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96625
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038013
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0101
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44479/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96625
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038013
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0101
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44479/
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0101

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