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CVE-2017-0213: Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE-2017-0213 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.3 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-03-28

Technologies: Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Microsoft Windows Server 2016, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1. Vendors: Microsoft.

Executive brief

The Windows COM Aggregate Marshaler contains an elevation of privilege vulnerability when handling specially crafted applications. An attacker who successfully exploits this vulnerability could run arbitrary code with elevated system privileges.

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 7 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1
  • Microsoft Windows RT 8.1
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Gold
  • Microsoft Windows 10 1511
  • Microsoft Windows 10 1607
  • Microsoft Windows 10 1703
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2, R2 SP1
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Gold, R2
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016

Timeline

  • 2017-05-24: disclosed: Initial analysis by NIST
  • 2022-03-28: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2022-03-28: advisory: Published to NVD

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