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Vulnerability · CVE-2017-0101

Microsoft Windows Transaction Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published Mar 16, 2017 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Microsoft Windows

Patch now

CVE-2017-0101 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 5, 2022. Confirm Microsoft Windows against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
57.48%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe microsoft/windows 7 · cpe microsoft/windows server 2008 · cpe microsoft/windows vista · vendor Microsoft Windows

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."

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  • cpe microsoft/windows 7version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows server 2008version unspecified
  • cpe microsoft/windows vistaversion unspecified
  • vendor Microsoft Windowsversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2017-0101

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2017-0101 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Apr 5, 2022. Confirm Microsoft Windows against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-119: Buffer Overflow. EPSS 57.48%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. 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

    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."

  2. Mar 15, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Apr 5, 2022 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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."

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-0101

    A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows Transaction Manager improperly handles objects in memory.

    cisa.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-0101

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2017-0101

    30-day exploitation probability 57.5%

    first.org
  • Exploit DatabasePublic exploit reference44479

    Public archive entry. The exploit body is not stored here.

    exploit-db.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2017-0101

    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 privilege

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2017-0101

    A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows Transaction Manager improperly handles objects in memory.

    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.