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CVE-2017-0189

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-0189 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016, stemming from a flaw in the Windows kernel-mode driver's memory handling. An attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code in kernel mode, gaining full system control. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it requires local access but has low attack complexity, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

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_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.05%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0205 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 16,994 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, 0.2 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 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (11)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1703 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
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 (Server Core installation)
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2017-Apr/CVE-2017-0189Important

Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Apr 11, 2017

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0189
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97420
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038239