Microsoft Windows SMB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HIGH 8.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2017-0146 · Published 17/03/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

Microsoft Windows SMB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 25/03/2022. Patch affected systems as an emergency. It is known to be used in ransomware campaigns.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
server message block microsoft	`= 1.0`	No fix yet

Description

The SMBv1 server 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; and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets, aka "Windows SMB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0143, CVE-2017-0144, CVE-2017-0145, and CVE-2017-0148.

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/154690/DOUBLEPULSAR-Payload-Execution-Neutralization.html · Exploit
packetstormsecurity.com/files/156196/SMB-DOUBLEPULSAR-Remote-Code-Execution.html · Exploit
securityfocus.com/bid/96707 · Broken Link
securitytracker.com/id/1037991 · Broken Link
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-701903.pdf · Third Party Advisory
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-966341.pdf · Third Party Advisory
ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-058-02 · Third Party Advisory
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0146 · Patch
exploit-db.com/exploits/41891 · Exploit
exploit-db.com/exploits/41987 · Exploit
exploit-db.com/exploits/43970 · Exploit
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
CISA KEV · CVE-2017-0146

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