CVE-2017-0167
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2016 when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 5.5%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2016 when the Windows kernel improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user's system, a.k.a. "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 5.54% probability · 93th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 13 April 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 6.6% on 21 September 2026 to 5.5% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
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.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97473Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0167Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41880/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97473Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0167Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41880/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.