CVE-2017-0144
Published 2017-03-17 · Updated 2026-08-14 · Source secure@microsoft.com
Summary
CVE-2017-0144 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Microsoft SMBv1. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on February 10, 2022, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by August 10, 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.
All 390 known-exploited Microsoft vulnerabilities →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-2017-0143, 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 — SMBv1
Name: Microsoft SMBv1 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Date added: 2022-02-10 · Due: 2022-08-10
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154690/DOUBLEPULSAR-Payload-Execution-Neutralization.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/156196/SMB-DOUBLEPULSAR-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96704
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037991
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-701903.pdf
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-966341.pdf
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0144

