CVE-2017-0078
The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1...
The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0024, CVE-2017-0026, CVE-2017-0056, CVE-2017-0079, CVE-2017-0080, CVE-2017-0081, CVE-2017-0082.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0024, CVE-2017-0026, CVE-2017-0056, CVE-2017-0079, CVE-2017-0080, CVE-2017-0081, CVE-2017-0082.
- Record
CVE-2017-0078- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0024, CVE-2017-0026, CVE-2017-0056, CVE-2017-0079, CVE-2017-0080, CVE-2017-0081, CVE-2017-0082.
- Record
CVE-2017-0078- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0445 No score
The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0024, CVE-2017-0026, CVE-2017-0056, CVE-2017-0079, CVE-2017-0080, CVE-2017-0081, CVE-2017-0082.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0445- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wqgh-gj23-49v7
The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1...
The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0024, CVE-2017-0026, CVE-2017-0056, CVE-2017-0079, CVE-2017-0080, CVE-2017-0081, CVE-2017-0082.
- Record
GHSA-wqgh-gj23-49v7- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-0078 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows 10, published March 17, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.39%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.