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CVE-2017-0242

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 7.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-05-12 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way some ActiveX objects are instantiated, aka "Microsoft ActiveX Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Corporation Windows: Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1, Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation), Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98275
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0242
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98275
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0242

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