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CVE-2017-0022

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 17, 2017 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM UTC
11 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2012Windows Server 2008Windows 8-1

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 18%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score18.1%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 18.1% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 97% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) improperly handles objects in memory, allowing attackers to test for files on disk via a crafted web site.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
May 24, 2022
Remediation Due
Jun 14, 2022
1595 days overdue
Notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0022

Description

Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows Server 2016; and Windows Vista SP2 improperly handles objects in memory, allowing attackers to test for files on disk via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft XML Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Windows 8-1· Microsoft
95%
All versions
Windows Server 2008· Microsoft
95%
r2 sp1
Windows Server 2012· Microsoft
95%
r2
XML Core Services· Microsoft
95%
3.0XML Core Services (MSXML) in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows Server 2016; and Windows Vista SP2
microsoft-windows-10-1507 (environment) · microsoft-windows-10-1511 (environment) · microsoft-windows-10-1607 (environment) · microsoft-windows-7 (environment) · microsoft-windows-8-1 (environment) · microsoft-windows-rt-8-1 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2008 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2012 (environment) · microsoft-windows-server-2016 (environment) · microsoft-windows-vista (environment)
Windows 10 1507· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows 10 1511· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows 10 1607· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows 7· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows Rt 8-1· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions
Windows Server 2016· Microsoftdevice
80%
All versions

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (5)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96069
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038014
x_refsource_MISCExploit
Source: [email protected]
https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/09/exploit-kit-rendezvous-and-cve-2017-0022.html
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0022
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0022

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-119

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