CVE-2017-0005: Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

High severity, CVSS 7.8. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2022-05-24. EPSS: 11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0001, CVE-2017-0025, and CVE-2017-0047.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 1507: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows 10 1511: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows 10 1607: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Vista: affected versions not specified

Published 2017-03-17. Last modified 2026-06-17.