7.8 High Exploited · ransomware

CVE-2017-0101 Microsoft Windows Transaction Manager Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Active exploitation observed

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Ransomware campaigns Known to be used

Weakness CWE-119

Description

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."

Affected products and versions

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Windows	Versions not published

References

44479 www.exploit-db.com
96625 www.securityfocus.com
1038013 www.securitytracker.com
portal.msrc.microsoft.com portal.msrc.microsoft.com

Timeline

Published March 17, 2017
Added to the KEV catalogue March 15, 2022
Last modified October 21, 2025

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