CVE-2017-0242

5.5 mediumEPSS 7.9%

Medium (5.5) in microsoft. EPSS 7.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the way some ActiveX objects are instantiated, aka "Microsoft ActiveX Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 7.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 94% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-200
Published: 2017-05-12
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:windows_7
microsoft:windows_server_2008

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98275
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0242
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98275
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0242

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