CVE-2017-0159
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Windows 10 1607, Windows Server 2012 R2, and...
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Windows 10 1607, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 2016 when ADFS incorrectly treats requests coming from Extranet clients as Intranet requests, aka "ADFS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Windows 10 1607, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 2016 when ADFS incorrectly treats requests coming from Extranet clients as Intranet requests, aka "ADFS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2017-0159- CVSS 3.0
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Windows 10 1607, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 2016 when ADFS incorrectly treats requests coming from Extranet clients as Intranet requests, aka "ADFS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
CVE-2017-0159- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0526 No score
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Windows 10 1607, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 2016 when ADFS incorrectly treats requests coming from Extranet clients as Intranet requests, aka "ADFS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
EUVD-2017-0526- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wxj8-qq2p-xv7j
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Windows 10 1607, Windows Server 2012 R2, and...
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Windows 10 1607, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 2016 when ADFS incorrectly treats requests coming from Extranet clients as Intranet requests, aka "ADFS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
- Record
GHSA-wxj8-qq2p-xv7j- CVSS 3.0
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-0159 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Microsoft Windows, published April 12, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.65%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.