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CVE-2017-0101

HIGH7.8
CISA KEV

Published 2017-03-17 · Updated 2026-06-17 · Source secure@microsoft.com

Summary

CVE-2017-0101 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on March 15, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by April 5, 2022. CISA also lists it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns, so it should be prioritised accordingly. Microsoft has 390 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 117 of them linked to ransomware.

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Description

The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-119CWE-119

CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability

Product: Microsoft — Windows

Name: Microsoft Windows Transaction Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Date added: 2022-03-15 · Due: 2022-04-05

USED IN RANSOMWARE

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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