7.8High KEV Used in ransomware

CVE-2017-0101Microsoft Windows Transaction Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Microsoft Corporation Windows Published: (9 years ago)

Known exploited — Microsoft Windows Transaction Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CISA confirmed this vulnerability is used in real attacks on 15.03.2022. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: 05.04.2022.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0101

Description

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."

Weakness (CWE): CWE-119

Data: CVE.org, NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Ubuntu. Published as the sources state it, in English.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductVersions
Microsoft Corporation Windows 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
microsoft windows 7 —
microsoft windows server 2008 —
microsoft windows vista —

References and patches

CPE matches (NVD) (3)

  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*