CVE-2017-0263

State: Published
Severity: 7.8 High
Published: May 12, 2017
Updated: Oct 21, 2025
Reserved: Sep 9, 2016

Description

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	7.8 High	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-416 Use After Free

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Microsoft WindowsMicrosoft Corporation	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016Affected

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0263
1038449vdb-entry
98258vdb-entry
https://xiaodaozhi.com/exploit/117.html
44478exploit
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0263government-resource

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