How severe is CVE-2017-0022?

CVE-2017-0022 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). EPSS estimates a 18.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2017-0022: Microsoft XML Core Services Information Disclosure

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft XML Core Services Information Disclosure Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2022-05-24

Remediation due

2022-06-14

Required action
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CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0022

Description

Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows Server 2016; and Windows Vista SP2 improperly handles objects in memory, allowing attackers to test for files on disk via a crafted web site, aka "Microsoft XML Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CISA6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impactpartial

Exploitation Context

as of October 13, 2026

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CISA added CVE-2017-0022 to the KEV catalog 1,894 days after its CVE record was published.
It is one of 390 Microsoft entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 166 added in 2022.
Its current EPSS score (18.1%) is higher than that of 33% of CISA KEV entries.

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Microsoft Corporation	Microsoft Corporation XML Core Services	XML Core Services (MSXML) in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows RT 8.1; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows Server 2016; and Windows Vista SP2

References

4 Links

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Other references

Record Details

Published

2017-03-17

Last updated

2025-10-21

Assigner (CNA)

microsoft

Credited to

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