CVE-2017-11783
Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and...
CVE-2017-11783 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) in Microsoft Windows, published October 13, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.50%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 7.0 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.50%EPSS, 84th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the way it handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | Sheisback/CVE-2017-11783 | 2018-08-31 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the way it handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
- Record
CVE-2017-11783- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the way it handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
- Record
CVE-2017-11783- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-3391No score
Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the way it handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
- Record
EUVD-2017-3391- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wq5g-v6jv-g4cg
Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and...
Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the way it handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
- Record
GHSA-wq5g-v6jv-g4cg- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.