CVE-2017-11783

HighCVSS 7.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the way it handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.0/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft Corporation	Windows	Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101144Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039526Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11783Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101144Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039526Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11783Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 13, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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