What is CVE-2017-0144?
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-2017-0145, CVE-2017-0146, and CVE-2017-0148.
Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs low-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 3500 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 8.8 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS (FIRST)
- 99.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.9% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Listed since 2022-02-10, federal remediation deadline 2022-08-10 — used in known ransomware campaigns
- Threadlinqs priority
- 10/10 — CISA lists it as used in ransomware, which Threadlinqs scores at the maximum
- Published
- 2017-03-17, last modified 2026-08-14
Is CVE-2017-0144 being exploited?
CISA added CVE-2017-0144 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-02-10, which means the agency holds evidence of exploitation in the wild; US federal civilian agencies had to remediate it by 2022-08-10 under BOD 22-01. CISA flags the vulnerability as one used in known ransomware campaigns. Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2017-0144 is publicly available. 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 43 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- peterpt/eternal_scanner (github)
- EEsshq/CVE-2017-0144---EtneralBlue-MS17-010-Remote-Code-Execution (github)
- AdityaBhatt3010/VAPT-Report-on-SMB-Exploitation-in-Windows-10-Finance-Endpoint (github)
- AtithKhawas/autoblue (github)
- sethwhy/BlueDoor (github)
- 0xBlackash/CVE-2017-0144 (github)
- kimocoder/eternalblue (github)
- MedX267/EternalBlue-Vulnerability-Scanner (github)
Affected products and versions
- Microsoft Corporation: Windows SMB
How to fix CVE-2017-0144
The record marks a vendor fix as available for CVE-2017-0144. Patch reference: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0144. Vendor advisory: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0144. Because CVE-2017-0144 is KEV-listed, US federal civilian agencies were required to apply the vendor fix, or stop using the product, by 2022-08-10. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2017-0144
2 tracked threats in the Threadlinqs corpus reference CVE-2017-0144, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Vendor advisory and patch
Exploit and proof of concept
- exploit-db.com — exploit
- exploit-db.com — exploit (42030)
- exploit-db.com — exploit (41891)
- exploit-db.com — exploit (41987)