CVE-2017-0211
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 versions of Microsoft Windows OLE when it fails an integrity-level check, aka "Windows OLE…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.1%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2016 versions of Microsoft Windows OLE when it fails an integrity-level check, aka "Windows OLE Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 14.09% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 20 April 2017
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-610
- 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 14.1% 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.
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/97514Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038240
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0211Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41902/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97514Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038240
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0211Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41902/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.