High 7.8Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Mar 17, 2017

CVE-2017-0101The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10…

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 06:10 UTC)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Mar 15, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Apr 5, 2022, and it is known to be used in ransomware. Treat that date as your deadline.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; 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 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVSS: 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Mar 15, 2022; federal remediation due Apr 5, 2022; known ransomware useApply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 57.48% (percentile 99)
Assigned by: microsoft
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Microsoft Corporation Windows microsoft:windows (from the name)	The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1; Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607	CNA record
microsoft windows_7 microsoft:windows_7	all versions	NVD
microsoft windows_server_2008 microsoft:windows_server_2008	all versions	NVD
microsoft windows_vista microsoft:windows_vista	all versions	NVD

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44479/exploit, x-refsource-exploit-db, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96625vdb-entry, x-refsource-bid, broken-link, third-party-advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038013vdb-entry, x-refsource-sectrack, broken-link, third-party-advisory
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0101x-refsource-confirm, patch, vendor-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0101us-government-resource

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