CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-0278

HIGHEPSS 95th pctl
7.0
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

The Microsoft Server Message Block 1.0 (SMBv1) server on Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an attacker to execute remote code by the way it handles certain requests, aka "Windows SMB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability". This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2017-0272, CVE-2017-0277, and CVE-2017-0279.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

10.85%probability of exploitation in 30 days
95thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 95% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.