CVE-2017-0246: Microsoft Windows 10

High severity, CVSS 7.0. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Graphics Component in the kernel-mode drivers in Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application or in Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and later, cause denial of service, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

  • Microsoft Windows 10: affected versions not specified; version 1511 only; version 1607 only; version 1703 only
  • Microsoft Windows 7: any version
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1: any version
  • Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1: any version
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008: any version; version r2 only
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012: affected versions not specified; version r2 only
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016: any version

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