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CVE-2017-0001

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1;…

High7.8Known exploitedEPSS 3.1%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
microsoft

Description

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0005, CVE-2017-0025, and CVE-2017-0047.

Exploited in the wild

CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Microsoft Graphics Device Interface (GDI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.

Added
3 Mar 2022
Fix due (US federal)
24 Mar 2022
Used by ransomware
Not known

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Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2017-0001, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
CISA-ADPADP (enrichment)3.1High7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1High7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

  • Elevation of Privilege
  • CWE-noinfo Not enough information

Affected products

  • Microsoft Corporation · Windows GDI

    • affected The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607

References (4)

Sources

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