CVE-2017-0189

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 10 when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0188.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511, 1607, 1703
Microsoft Windows Server 2016: all versions

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97420
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0189
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97420
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0189

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