High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 12, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-0165
CVE-2017-0165
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Windows running on Windows 10, Windows 10 1511, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2 fails to properly sanitize handles in memory, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
4- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0165nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97467nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41901/nvd
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