March 3, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2017-0001 — Microsoft Graphics Device Interface (GDI)
Microsoft Graphics Device Interface (GDI) Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-03-03- Federal due date
2022-03-24- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Graphics Device Interface (GDI)
- EPSS
- 86.3th percentile (score 0.031, as of
2026-07-13) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0001
CISA short 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
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.