{"cve":"CVE-2017-0259","nvd":{"published":"2017-05-12T14:29:04.910","modified":"2026-06-17T00:57:21.320","status":"Modified","description":"The Windows kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows authenticated attackers to obtain sensitive information via a specially crafted document, aka \"Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability,\" a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-0175, CVE-2017-0220, and CVE-2017-0258.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":4.7},"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98113","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0259","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42007/","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98113","https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0259"],"products":["microsoft:windows_10","microsoft:windows_8.1","microsoft:windows_rt_8.1","microsoft:windows_server_2012","microsoft:windows_server_2016"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:42:36.429588156+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-0259","score":0.09659,"percentile":0.95495,"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."]}