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CVE-2017-0158

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-0158 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability, dubbed "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability," affecting various Microsoft Windows versions including Windows 10, 8.1, and Server 2012 R2 due to improper handle sanitization in memory. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability if exploited. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1511CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1607CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1703CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
12.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1256 is in the 77th percentile among its peer group of 1,572 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, 0.4 Bluesky, 0.2 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.6 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (30)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows RT 8.1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
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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 Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Vista Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2017-Apr/CVE-2017-0158Critical

Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Apr 11, 2017

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0158
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97455
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038238