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CVE-2017-0188

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

A Win32k information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2016 when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user's system, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0189.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607, 1703
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions
• Microsoft Corporation Windows: Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2016

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97475
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0188
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97475
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0188

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