CVE-2017-0188: Microsoft Windows 10

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A Win32k information disclosure vulnerability exists in Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows 10, and Windows Server 2016 when the win32k component improperly provides kernel information. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user's system, aka "Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0189.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10: any version; version 1511 only; version 1607 only; version 1703 only
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: any version
• Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: any version; version r2 only
• Microsoft Windows Server 2016: any version

Published 2017-04-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.