# CVE-2017-0213: Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2017-0213-microsoft-windows-privilege-escalation-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-03-28. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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

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.

Technologies: [Microsoft Windows](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/windows). Vendors: [Microsoft](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/microsoft).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2017-0213 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2017-0213 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 28 March 2022. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2017-0213?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.3, published 28 March 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Microsoft Windows 7 SP1; Microsoft Windows 8.1; Microsoft Windows RT 8.1; Microsoft Windows 10 Gold; and 6 more.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2017-0213?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2017-0213 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in an operating system.

**Am I affected by CVE-2017-0213?** Check whether you run Microsoft Windows. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## 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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