CVE-2017-0244: Microsoft Windows 7

Medium severity, CVSS 6.7. EPSS: 2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The kernel in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows locally authenticated attackers to gain privileges via a crafted application, or in Windows 7 for x64-based systems, cause denial of service, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

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

Published 2017-05-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.