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CVE-2017-0145

Microsoft SMBv1 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

KEVEXPLOIT ×3 ✓HIGH 8.8EPSS 89.8%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 10 August 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

The SMBv1 server 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; and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets, aka "Windows SMB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0143, CVE-2017-0144, CVE-2017-0146, and CVE-2017-0148.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
89.85% probability · 100th percentile
Public exploits
3 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 17 April 2017
CISA KEV
Listed 10 February 2022 · due 10 August 2022 · used in ransomware campaigns
Affected
microsoft/server message block · siemens/acuson p300 firmware · siemens/acuson p500 firmware · siemens/acuson sc2000 firmware · siemens/acuson x700 firmware · siemens/syngo sc2000 firmware · siemens/tissue preparation system firmware · siemens/versant kpcr molecular system firmware · siemens/versant kpcr sample prep firmware
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%45%90%27 October 2026: 89.85%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 89.8% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0145

Public exploits (3)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-47456source ↗DOUBLEPULSAR - Payload Execution and Neutralization (Metasploit)windows · Metasploitremote2 October 2019yes
EDB-41987source ↗Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (x64) - 'SrvOs2FeaToNt' SMB Remote Code Execution (MS17-010)windows_x86-64 · Juan Saccoremote10 May 2017no
EDB-41891source ↗Microsoft Windows - SMB Remote Code Execution Scanner (MS17-010) (Metasploit)windows · Sean Dillondos17 April 2017yes

References

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