Description
A DCOM object in Helppane.exe in 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, 1703, and Windows Server 2016, when configured to run as the interactive user, allows an authenticated attacker to run arbitrary code in another user's session, aka "Windows COM Session Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0298
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98841
Scores
CVSS v3
7.3
EPSS
0.0087
EPSS Percentile
75.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (13)
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10
1511
microsoft/windows_10
1607
microsoft/windows_10
1703
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8.1
microsoft/windows_8.1
rt
microsoft/windows_server_2008
microsoft/windows_server_2008
r2 sp1
microsoft/windows_server_2012
... and 3 more
Published
Jun 15, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026