# CVE-2017-0263

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2017-0263
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2022-02-10; CISA due date 2022-08-10
- EPSS: 10.03% (percentile 95.7)
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB · 1 GitHub proof of concept (first 2018-03-26)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-10)
- Weakness: CWE-416
- Published: 2017-05-12

## Affected versions

- Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows: affected Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## References

- [other] https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0263
- [other] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038449
- [other] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98258
- [other] https://xiaodaozhi.com/exploit/117.html
- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44478/
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0263

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