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title: "CVE-2017-0101: Microsoft Corporation Windows vulnerability | CubePath"
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…"
language: en
source: https://cubepath.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-0101
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# CVE-2017-0101: Microsoft Corporation Windows vulnerability | CubePath

## 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."

Official description from the CVE record, published by microsoft. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CVE license. [View the record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-0101)

## Key data

### CVSS 3.1 High 7.8

Score published by CISA-ADP in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

| Metric                 | Value     | What it means                                                                             |
| ---------------------- | --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Attack vector          | Local     | The attacker needs local access to the system, or to trick a user into running something. |
| Attack complexity      | Low       | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.                     |
| Privileges required    | None      | No account or privileges are needed.                                                      |
| User interaction       | Required  | A user has to do something first, such as opening a file or following a link.             |
| Scope                  | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component.                                         |
| Confidentiality impact | High      | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.                                           |
| Integrity impact       | High      | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.                                   |
| Availability impact    | High      | Serious or total effect on availability.                                                  |

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### EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score

0.57482 (57.5% probability)

Percentile

99.1%

Scores of

Nov 10, 2026

Model

v2026.06.15

### CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog

Microsoft Windows Transaction Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Added to the catalog

Mar 15, 2022

Federal due date

Apr 5, 2022

Ransomware campaigns

Known use

### CISA assessment as of Feb 10, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation

Recorded by CISA as active

Automatable

no

Technical impact

total

### Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE names: Copyright © 2006-2026, The MITRE Corporation. See [/security/cve/legal](https://cubepath.com/security/cve/legal) for the CWE license.

- [CWE-119](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html) Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

## Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

- Microsoft Corporation Windows

  - affected: 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 G

## References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

- [44479](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44479/)  (exploit-db.com) exploit
- [96625](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96625)  (securityfocus.com) vdb-entry
- [1038013](http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038013)  (securitytracker.com) vdb-entry
- [portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/…](https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0101)

## Timeline

1. ID reserved Sep 9, 2016
2. Record published Mar 17, 2017
3. Added to CISA KEV Mar 15, 2022
4. Record last updated Oct 21, 2025

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