Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2017-0189
Published: April 12, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6272
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-0189
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local user to obtain elevated privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in Win32k.sys driver when handling objects in memory. A local user can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow a local user to elevate his privileges on the system.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2017-0189
Install update from Microsoft website.