CVE-2017-0160

high
Published 2017-04-12 ยท Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
8.8

Description

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, 3.5, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2 and 4.7 allows an attacker with access to the local system to execute malicious code, aka ".NET Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-41903 remote windows verified
Google Security Research ยท 2017-04-20

Microsoft Windows - ManagementObject Arbitrary .NET Serialization Remote Code Execution

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
windows microsoft.net_framework2.0
windows microsoft.net_framework3.5
windows microsoft.net_framework3.5.1
windows microsoft.net_framework4.5.2
windows microsoft.net_framework4.6
windows microsoft.net_framework4.6.1
windows microsoft.net_framework4.6.2
windows microsoft.net_framework4.7

References

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.