{"id":"CVE-2017-0001","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2017-0001"],"related":[],"title":"Microsoft Graphics Device Interface (GDI): Microsoft Graphics Device Interface (GDI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","description":"The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Windows GDI Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\" This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0005, CVE-2017-0025, and CVE-2017-0047.","summary":"Microsoft's Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in several older Windows versions lets a local user gain higher privileges. An attacker who already has a login on the machine can become administrator or SYSTEM.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"epss":0.03114,"exploited":true,"exploited_at":"2022-03-03T00:00:00+00:00","products":[{"name":"Microsoft Graphics Device Interface (GDI)","fixed":[],"affected":"","ecosystem":"vendor"}],"ecosystems":["vendor"],"tags":["exploited","infrastructure","multi-user-hosts","terminal-servers","windows"],"not_affected_if":["no-local-untrusted-users","patched-windows"],"how_to_check":null,"fix":"Apply the Microsoft update for CVE-2017-0001 per vendor instructions, as CISA requires; the sources do not name the KB number.\nThese Windows versions are out of support, so moving to a supported Windows release is the lasting fix.","status":"open","published_at":"2017-03-17T00:59:00+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-23T21:26:13+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00","category":"infrastructure","confidence":0.75,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-23T21:26:13Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"Apply the Microsoft update for CVE-2017-0001 per vendor instructions, as CISA requires; the sources do not name the KB number.\nThese Windows versions are out of support, so moving to a supported Windows release is the lasting fix.","reach":"local","impact":"high","summary":"Microsoft's Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in several older Windows versions lets a local user gain higher privileges. An attacker who already has a login on the machine can become administrator or SYSTEM.","category":"infrastructure","who_cares":["windows","multi-user-hosts","terminal-servers"],"confidence":0.75,"needs_auth":"yes","worst_case":"local user escalates to SYSTEM privileges on Windows","analyst_note":"Find the Microsoft security update KB numbers per affected Windows build at the MSRC entry for CVE-2017-0001 and confirm the how-to-check method.","how_to_check":"unknown","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["patched-windows","no-local-untrusted-users"],"user_interaction":"no","needs_special_setup":"no","severity_if_unknown":"high"},"cost_usd":0.000491,"input_tokens":2936,"output_tokens":395,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-0001':16A,19A '-0005':133C '-0025':136C '-0047':140C '-2017':15A,18A,132C,135C,139C '10':101C '1511':103C '1607':105C '2008':80C '2012':92C '7':86C '8.1':89C,98C 'administr':65B 'aka':116C 'allow':106C 'alreadi':56B 'applic':115C 'attack':54B 'becom':64B 'craft':114C 'cve':14A,17A,131C,134C,138C 'describ':129C 'devic':3A,8A,38B,70C 'device':22A 'differ':126C 'elev':119C 'escal':12A 'exploit':25B 'gain':50B,110C 'gdi':5A,10A,24A,40B,72C,118C 'gold':93C,102C 'graphic':2A,7A,37B,69C 'graphics':21A 'higher':51B 'host':30B 'infrastructur':26B 'interfac':4A,9A,39B,71C 'interface':23A 'let':46B 'local':48B,107C 'login':59B 'machin':62B 'microsoft':1A,6A,20A,35B,74C 'multi':28B 'multi-user-host':27B 'older':43B 'privileg':11A,52B,111C,121C 'r2':83C,95C 'rt':97C 'server':33B,79C,91C 'sever':42B 'sp1':84C,87C 'sp2':77C,81C 'system':67B 'termin':32B 'terminal-serv':31B 'user':29B,49B,108C 'version':45B 'via':112C 'vista':76C 'vulner':13A,122C,124C 'window':34B,44B,75C,78C,85C,88C,90C,96C,100C,117C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":null,"tier":null,"verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2017-03-17T00:59:00+00:00","kev":{"dateAdded":"2022-03-03","dueDate":"2022-03-24","requiredAction":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown"},"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cvss_by":"nvd@nist.gov","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"kev","external_id":"CVE-2017-0001","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2017-0001","severity":null,"published_at":"2022-03-03T00:00:00+00:00","modified_at":null,"first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T19:11:52+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-25T14:39:40+00:00","note":null},{"source":"epss","external_id":"CVE-2017-0001","url":"https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-0001","severity":null,"published_at":null,"modified_at":null,"first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T19:13:44+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T19:13:44+00:00","note":null},{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2017-0001","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0001","severity":null,"published_at":"2017-03-17T00:59:00+00:00","modified_at":"2026-06-17T00:56:54+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T21:57:35+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}