CVE-2017-0101

HIGHNVD 7.89.0▲
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.0 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-15), 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
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS: 57%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

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

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
9.0(high)
EPSS
99.0%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

March 17, 2017

Last Modified

April 22, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated May 19, 2026
⚠️ Active exploitation confirmed. Patch available. Sources: microsoft, cisa.
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-2017-0101
generic🟡 PoC Available

Microsoft Windows Kernel (7 x86) - Local Privilege Escalation (MS17-017) - Windows_x86 local Exploit

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44479/
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-2017-0101
generic
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038013
generic
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96625

Weakness Classification(1)

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

All Vendor Advisories

(1)

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 89× in last 7d / 354× 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. 2026-07-17 07:10 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-17 07:10 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-17 07:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-17 02:52 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-07-17 02:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-16 22:33 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-07-16 22:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-16 18:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-16 17:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  10. 2026-07-16 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-16 16:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-16 13:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-16 09:32 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-07-16 09:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-16 05:14 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-07-16 05:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-16 00:56 UTCVendor advisory
  18. 2026-07-16 00:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-15 20:38 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-07-15 20:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-15 16:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-15 16:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-15 16:49 UTCCISA KEV update
  24. 2026-07-15 16:19 UTCVendor advisory
  25. 2026-07-15 16:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-15 15:04 UTCCISA KEV update
  2. 2026-07-15 12:01 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-07-15 12:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-15 07:43 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-07-15 07:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-15 03:21 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-07-15 03:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-15 01:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-14 23:03 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-07-14 23:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-14 18:45 UTCVendor advisory
  12. 2026-07-14 18:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-14 18:05 UTCCISA KEV update
  14. 2026-07-14 14:26 UTCVendor advisory
  15. 2026-07-14 14:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-14 10:08 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-07-14 10:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-07-14 05:50 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-07-14 05:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-14 01:32 UTCVendor advisory
  21. 2026-07-14 01:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-13 22:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-13 21:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-13 17:07 UTCCISA KEV update
  25. 2026-07-13 16:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-07-13 12:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-13 08:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-07-13 06:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-07-13 03:55 UTCVendor advisory
  30. 2026-07-13 03:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-07-12 23:37 UTCVendor advisory
  32. 2026-07-12 23:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-07-12 19:19 UTCVendor advisory
  34. 2026-07-12 19:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-07-12 15:01 UTCVendor advisory
  36. 2026-07-12 15:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-07-12 10:43 UTCVendor advisory
  38. 2026-07-12 10:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-07-12 06:25 UTCVendor advisory
  40. 2026-07-12 06:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-07-12 05:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-07-12 05:43 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-07-12 02:07 UTCVendor advisory
  44. 2026-07-12 02:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-07-11 21:48 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-07-11 21:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-07-11 17:29 UTCVendor advisory
  48. 2026-07-11 17:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-07-11 13:10 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-07-11 13:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-07-11 08:52 UTCVendor advisory
  52. 2026-07-11 08:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-07-11 08:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-07-11 04:34 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-07-11 04:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-07-11 00:15 UTCVendor advisory
  57. 2026-07-11 00:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-07-10 19:57 UTCVendor advisory
  59. 2026-07-10 19:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-07-10 17:52 UTCCISA KEV update
  61. 2026-07-10 15:39 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-07-10 15:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-10 11:20 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-07-10 11:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-10 07:01 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-07-10 07:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-07-10 02:40 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-07-10 02:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-07-09 22:20 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-07-09 22:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-07-09 19:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  72. 2026-07-09 18:02 UTCVendor advisory
  73. 2026-07-09 18:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-07-09 13:42 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-07-09 13:42 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-44479
    First seen Mar 15, 2018

    Microsoft Windows Kernel (7 x86) - Local Privilege Escalation (MS17-017)

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2017-0101?
CVE-2017-0101 is a high vulnerability published on March 17, 2017. The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted…
When was CVE-2017-0101 disclosed?
CVE-2017-0101 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 17, 2017, with the most recent update on April 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-0101 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2017-0101 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 15, 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-2017-0101?
CVE-2017-0101 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-2017-0101?
CVE-2017-0101 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-2017-0101?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-0101, 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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