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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-0039

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 mishandle dynamic link library (DLL) loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Library Loading Input Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

HIGH 7.8EPSS 37.4%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 37.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2 mishandle dynamic link library (DLL) loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Library Loading Input Validation Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

CVSS 3.0
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
37.35% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%20%40%21 September 2026: 38.59%22 September 2026: 37.35%27 October 2026: 37.35%21 September 202627 October 2026

EPSS moved from 38.6% on 21 September 2026 to 37.4% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.