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CVE-2017-0173

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-0173 is a security feature bypass vulnerability in Device Guard affecting Microsoft Windows 10 version 1607 and Windows Server 2016. An attacker could exploit this to inject malicious code into a Windows PowerShell session. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.3), it requires local access and low privileges, potentially leading to low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion for this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1607CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.45%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0145 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2017-Jun/CVE-2017-0173Important

Device Guard Code Integrity Policy Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Jun 13, 2017

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0173
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/98873
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry