What is CVE-2017-0213?

CVE-2017-0213 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-05-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-0213?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-0213 known to be exploited?

Yes. CVE-2017-0213 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-28), indicating it is being actively exploited. 116 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507

CVE-2017-0213

Windows COM Aggregate Marshaler in Microsoft 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, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation privilege vulnerability when an attacker runs a specially crafted application, aka "Windows COM Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0214.

Published 2017-05-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.843 (99.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-15.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.841 · newest: 0.843 · change: +0.001

Affected products

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-03-28. CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.

BOD 22-01 due date: 2022-04-18.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Known ransomware campaign use: yes.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/98102 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42020/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1038457 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0213 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-0213?: CVE-2017-0213 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-05-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-0213?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-0213 known to be exploited?: Yes. CVE-2017-0213 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-03-28), indicating it is being actively exploited. 116 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.