CVE-2017-0188
A Win32k information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2016 when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.98%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A Win32k information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2016 when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user's system, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0189.
- CVSS 3.0
- 3.3 LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 2.98% probability · 87th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- 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 3.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97475Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0188Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97475Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0188Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.