{"cve":"CVE-2017-0189","nvd":{"published":"2017-04-12T14:59:00.983","modified":"2026-06-17T00:57:14.380","status":"Modified","description":"An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows 10 when the Windows kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode, aka \"Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\" This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0188.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97420","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0189","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97420","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038239"],"products":["microsoft:windows_10","microsoft:windows_server_2016"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:42:09.859288039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-0189","score":0.0205,"percentile":0.81235,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}