CVE-2017-0101
High 7.8 Exploited in the wild (KEV) Used in ransomware campaigns
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Microsoft Windows Transaction Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8 (HIGH)
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 57% (percentile: 99) as of 1 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-119
Affected products
microsoft: windows 7; microsoft: windows server 2008; microsoft: windows vista
References
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0101 PatchVendor Advisory
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0101 PatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44479/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44479/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96625 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038013 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96625 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038013 Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017… US Government Resource