CVE DATABASE / CVE-2017-0213
CVE-2017-0213
Microsoft Windows Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Confirmed exploited in the wild. Added 2022-03-28.
Federal remediation due 2022-04-18.
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Summary
Windows COM Aggregate Marshaler in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation privilege vulnerability when an attacker runs a specially crafted application, aka "Windows COM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0214.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 7.3 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | REQUIRED |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Affected products
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References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98102
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038457
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0213
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42020/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0213
Data: NIST NVD + CISA KEV. NVD last modified 2026-04-22. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.