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CVE-2017-0155

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-0155 is a local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Graphics component in the kernel of Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1. An attacker could exploit this by running a crafted application to gain elevated privileges on the system. With a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH), this vulnerability requires local access and high attack complexity, but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
r2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.0HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.0
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.11%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0211 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 1,523 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.1 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (13)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for x64-based 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 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 Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (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

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2017-Apr/CVE-2017-0155Important

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Apr 11, 2017

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0155
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97471
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038237