Home/CVE/Microsoft XML Core Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE

CVE-2017-0022

Microsoft XML Core Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607.

Windows 7 SP1.

Windows 8.1.

Windows RT 8.1.

Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1.

Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2.

Windows Server 2016.

and Windows Vista SP2 improperly handles objects in memory, allowing attackers to test for files on disk via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft XML Information Disclosure Vulnerability.".

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5 ⚠ CISA KEV EPSS 0.3669
Act now
  • Listed on CISA KEV (known exploited in the wild)
  • SSVC exploitation status: active
  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 3% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
⬢

Required Remediation

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

⬡

Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
▤

Affected Products & Versions

4
microsoft xml core servicesall versions
microsoft windows 8.1all versions
microsoft windows server 2008all versions
microsoft windows server 2012all versions
⚠

Public Exploits & PoCs

1
poc0patch.blogspot.com · exploit-kit-rendezvous-and-cve-2017-0022.html0patch.blogspot.com
▣

Scoring & Timeline

6.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secure@microsoft.com
View on NVD
Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD17 Mar 2017 · 12:59 AM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC triage · cisa-vulnrichment
Exploitation
active
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
SSVC asks the questions that actually drive patch urgency: is it being exploited, can attacks be automated, and how total is the impact.
⚑

Vendor Advisories

2
cisaKEV-CVE-2017-0022
msrcCVE-2017-0022Information Disclosure
🔗

References & Sources

4
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96069Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038014Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0022PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-0022US Government Resource
Intelligence Graph · click any node to traverse
CVETechnique ActorTool Family
drag to reposition · click any node to traverse · button top-right enlarges
External lookups - second-class, for what we don’t hold ourselves
NVDCVE.orgCISAVulnersExploit-DBGitHub PoCVulnCheck KEVGreyNoise
Vulnerabilities
CISA KEV catalog
CWE weaknesses
CAPEC attack patterns
Package vulnerabilities
Threat intelligence
Threat actors
Tools & malware
ATT&CK techniques
IOCs
Detection & defense
Sigma rules
YARA rules
Atomic Red Team tests
D3FEND countermeasures
Compliance
NIST 800-53
ISO 27001:2022
SOC 2 TSC
PCI-DSS v4.0
CIS Controls v8.1
About
All capabilities
Live statistics
Data sources
Privacy policy
Terms of service
threatengine.sh  ·  Open-source threat intelligence platform  ·  100+ authoritative sources  ·  Every fact traces to its origin