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Case File

CVE-2017-0166

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 6.42% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-04-12 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
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CVE
CVE-2017-0166
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.1
EPSS
6.42%
Windows

Original Filing — NVD Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Windows when LDAP request buffer lengths are improperly calculated. In a remote attack scenario, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application to send malicious traffic to a Domain Controller, aka "LDAP Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."