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Vulnerability · CVE-2017-0022

Microsoft XML Core Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published Mar 14, 2017 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Microsoft XML Core Services

Patch now

CVE-2017-0022 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 14, 2022. Confirm Microsoft XML Core Services against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Medium6.5
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
18.07%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe microsoft/windows 8.1 · cpe microsoft/windows server 2008 · cpe microsoft/windows server 2012 · cpe microsoft/xml core services · vendor Microsoft XML Core Services

Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows Server 2016; and Windows Vista SP2 improperly handles objects in memory, allowing attackers to test for files on disk via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft XML Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe microsoft/windows 8.1version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows server 2008r2
  • cpe microsoft/windows server 2012r2
  • cpe microsoft/xml core services3.0
  • vendor Microsoft XML Core Servicesversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2017-0022

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2017-0022 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Jun 14, 2022. Confirm Microsoft XML Core Services against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with microsoft/windows server 2008 r2; microsoft/windows server 2012 r2; microsoft/xml core services 3.0. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow; CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information. EPSS 18.07%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Windows security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 16, 2017 · Catalog

    Detected

    Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows Server 2016; and Windows Vista SP2 improperly handles objects in memory, allowing attackers to test for files on disk via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft XML Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

  2. May 24, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Jun 14, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows Server 2016; and Windows Vista SP2 improperly handles objects in memory, allowing attackers to test for files on disk via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft XML Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-0022

    Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) improperly handles objects in memory, allowing attackers to test for files on disk via a crafted web site.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-0022

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2017-0022

    30-day exploitation probability 18.1%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2017-0022

    Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows Server 2016; and Windows Vista SP2 improperly handles objects in memory, allowing attac

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-0022

    Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) improperly handles objects in memory, allowing attackers to test for files on disk via a crafted web site.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.