CVE-2017-0103: Microsoft Windows 7

High severity, CVSS 7.0. EPSS: 2.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The kernel API in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows Server 2012 mishandles registry objects in memory, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Registry Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 7: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Vista: affected versions not specified

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