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CVE-2017-0143

HIGH8.8
CISA KEV

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

Summary

CVE-2017-0143 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on November 3, 2021, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by May 3, 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 SMBv1 server 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; and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets, aka "Windows SMB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0144, CVE-2017-0145, CVE-2017-0146, and CVE-2017-0148.

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

CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability

Product: Microsoft — Windows

Name: Microsoft Windows Server Message Block (SMBv1) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Date added: 2021-11-03 · Due: 2022-05-03

USED IN RANSOMWARE

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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