CVE-2017-0158 in the critical feed json
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows running on Windows 10, Windows 10 1511, Windows 8.1 Windows RT 8.1, a…
published 2017-04-12 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-0525
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 12.8%
- EPSS 12.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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."
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
12.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.6 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected products
- Microsoft Corporation Windows
References
-
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0158
patch, vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/97455
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1038238
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-0158
- NVD CVE-2017-0158
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