7.6

CVE-2017-0158: microsoft corporation windows

CVSS: 7.6v2.0HighModified
Published 12-04-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-0158 is a high (CVSS 7.6) vulnerability in microsoft corporation windows. EPSS estimates a 12.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.6/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
12.79%
0%100%
Medium · +0.15 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-04-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows running on Windows 10, Windows 10 1511, Windows 8.1 Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 fails to properly sanitize handles in memory, aka "Scripting Engine Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

12.79%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

96%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.15 pp

From 12.64% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
12.79%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Microsoft3 products
Microsoft corporation1 product
  • windowsWindows 10, Windows 10 1511, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2

2 vendors · 4 products

References

3 links