CVE-2017-0100
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8 · Improper authentication
7.8CVSS HIGH
Summary
A DCOM object in Helppane.exe in Microsoft Windows 7 SP1; Windows Server 2008 R2; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows HelpPane Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)5%
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (2)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0100 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0100Patch
- http://blog.inspired-sec.com/archive/2017/03/17/COM-Moniker-Privesc.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96700Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038001
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1021
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41607/