VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2017-0297

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.73%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.73%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an authenticated attacker to obtain information via a specially crafted application. aka "Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-8491, CVE-2017-8490, CVE-2017-8489, CVE-2017-8488, CVE-2017-8485, CVE-2017-8483, CVE-2017-8482, CVE-2017-8481, CVE-2017-8480, CVE-2017-8478, CVE-2017-8479, CVE-2017-8476, CVE-2017-8474, CVE-2017-8469, CVE-2017-8462, CVE-2017-0299, CVE-2017-0300.

CVSS 3.0: 5.0 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 3.73% probability · 90th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-200
Affected: microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows server 2016
Source: secure@microsoft.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 3.7% 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/98840Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038671
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0297Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98840Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038671
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0297Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory

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