CVE-2017-0101

The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server...

7.8 HighIn KEVPublic exploit

The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; 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 "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

57.5%Up 35.2 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-0101
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 7.8

Record: CVE-2017-0101
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-0468 7.8

Record: EUVD-2017-0468
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5cr3-r8pg-5j63 7.8

The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server...

Record: GHSA-5cr3-r8pg-5j63
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

Microsoft Windows Transaction Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows Transaction Manager improperly handles objects in memory.

Record: CVE-2017-0101
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Exploit-DB	Microsoft Windows Kernel (7 x86) - Local Privilege Escalation (MS17-017)	2018-03-15

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-0101 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Windows, published March 17, 2017. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 15, 2022. EUVD reports exploitation since March 15, 2022. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 57.5%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.