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CVE-2017-0101

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-0101 is a critical elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista through Windows 10 and Windows Server 2008 through 2016. A local attacker can exploit this flaw via a crafted application to gain elevated privileges on the system. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 100/100, this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is actively exploited in the wild, including in known ransomware campaigns, and exploit code is publicly available, indicating a high and immediate threat.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
57.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
Added to KEV · Mar 15, 2022
ExploitDB: EDB-44479 · Mar 15, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5748 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 11,617 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (9)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Vista Service Pack 2
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2017-Mar/CVE-2017-0101Important

Windows Transaction Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Mar 14, 2017

References

cisa.gov / known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
US Government Resource
portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0101
PatchVendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/44479
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/96625
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038013
Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry