CVE-2017-0005
KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 11.0%
The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0001, CVE-2017-0025, and CVE-2017-0047.
- Affected
- Microsoft Corporation · Windows GDI
- CVSS v3.1 NVD
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0 NVD
- 6.9 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - EPSS
- 11.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- added 2022-05-24
- Published
- 2017-03-17
- Updated
- 2025-10-21
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
Security advisories
- https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/mmpc/2017/03/27/detecting-and-mitigating-elevation-of…
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0005
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96033
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038002