CVE-2017-0005

CRITICALNVD 7.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-05-24), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8 retained for reference. Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekExploited in the wild
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 11%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pctExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0001, CVE-2017-0025, and CVE-2017-0047.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EG Risk
81(Attend)
EG Risk 81/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
11%
EPSS %ILE
96%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

March 17, 2017

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (4)

Auto-updated May 19, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: cisa, microsoft.
cisa Patch Available🔴 Active Exploitation

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA

Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog | CISA. Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0005
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0005
generic
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038002
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96033

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 96× in last 7d / 394× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-25 10:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-25 06:37 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-25 06:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-25 02:26 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-25 02:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-24 22:14 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-24 22:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-24 19:31 UTCCISA KEV update
  9. 2026-09-24 18:02 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-24 18:02 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-24 18:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-24 13:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-24 13:50 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-09-24 13:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-24 09:38 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-09-24 09:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-24 05:26 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-09-24 05:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-24 01:14 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-24 01:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-23 21:03 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-09-23 21:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-23 16:51 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-23 16:51 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-09-23 16:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-23 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-23 12:38 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-09-23 12:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-23 08:26 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-09-23 08:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 04:14 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-09-23 04:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-23 00:02 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-09-23 00:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-22 19:50 UTCVendor advisory
  11. 2026-09-22 19:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-22 19:36 UTCCISA KEV update
  13. 2026-09-22 15:38 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-22 15:38 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-09-22 15:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-22 11:26 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-22 11:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-22 07:14 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-09-22 07:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-22 03:03 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-09-22 03:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-21 22:51 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-21 22:51 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-09-21 22:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-21 19:09 UTCCISA KEV update
  26. 2026-09-21 18:40 UTCVendor advisory
  27. 2026-09-21 18:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-21 14:28 UTCVendor advisory
  29. 2026-09-21 14:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-21 10:16 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-09-21 10:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-21 06:04 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-09-21 06:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-21 01:52 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-09-21 01:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-20 21:40 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-20 21:40 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-09-20 21:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-20 20:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-09-20 17:28 UTCVendor advisory
  41. 2026-09-20 17:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-20 13:12 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-09-20 13:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-20 08:57 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-09-20 08:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-20 04:45 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-09-20 04:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-20 00:33 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-09-20 00:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-19 20:21 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-09-19 20:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-19 16:09 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-09-19 16:09 UTCVendor advisory
  54. 2026-09-19 16:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-19 15:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-09-19 11:57 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-09-19 11:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-09-19 07:46 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-09-19 07:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-09-19 03:33 UTCVendor advisory
  61. 2026-09-19 03:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-09-18 23:21 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-09-18 23:21 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-09-18 23:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-09-18 19:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  66. 2026-09-18 19:20 UTCCISA KEV update
  67. 2026-09-18 19:10 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-09-18 19:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-09-18 14:58 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-09-18 14:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCCISA KEV update
  72. 2026-09-18 10:46 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-09-18 10:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-09-18 06:34 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-09-18 06:34 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2017-0005?
CVE-2017-0005 is a critical vulnerability published on March 17, 2017. The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows GDI…
When was CVE-2017-0005 disclosed?
CVE-2017-0005 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 17, 2017, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-0005 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2017-0005 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 24, 2022, affecting Microsoft Windows. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-0005?
CVE-2017-0005 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 9.0.
Which products are affected by CVE-2017-0005?
CVE-2017-0005 affects Microsoft Windows. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2017-0005?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-0005, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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