CVE-2017-11782
The Microsoft Server Block Message (SMB) on Microsoft Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016, allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when an attacker sends specially crafted requests to the server, aka "Windows SMB Elevation of Privilege…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Microsoft Server Block Message (SMB) on Microsoft Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2016, allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability when an attacker sends specially crafted requests to the server, aka "Windows SMB Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.17% probability · 67th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows server 2016
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 1.2% 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/101143Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039528Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11782Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101143Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039528Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11782Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.