CVE-2017-0165
N/A
Published: April 12, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:57 AM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorWindows Server 2012Windows 10Windows 8-1
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
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 "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97467x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0165Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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