CVE-2017-0165

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows running on Windows 10, Windows 10 1511, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 fails to properly sanitize handles in memory, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft Corporation	Windows	Windows 10, Windows 10 1511, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97467Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0165Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41901/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97467Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0165Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41901/

Timeline

Published: Apr 12, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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