CVE-2017-0189

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 10 when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory

published April 12, 2017

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
81.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 10 when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0188.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02050 · 81.0th percentile
Published
2017-04-12T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 APR 14:00Z
    An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 10 when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory
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