TI-2017-00273 Aliases CVE-2017-0298 GHSA-7f6r-783g-6vgx

A DCOM object in Helppane.exe in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7…

LOW 36Published 2017-06-15 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A DCOM object in Helppane.exe in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016, when configured to run as the interactive user, allows an authenticated attacker to run arbitrary code in another user's session, aka "Windows COM Session Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01898 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Microsoft	Windows COM	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016	—	No fix listed	CNA

Windows COM VendorMicrosoft Affected Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, 1703, and Windows Server 2016 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:::::::*	1511	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::*	1607	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:::::::*	1703	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1::::::	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:rt:::::::*	rt	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008::sp2::::::*	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1::::::	r2 sp1	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:gold::::::	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1511 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1607 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1703 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:rt:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions rt Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 sp1 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:gold:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Show 2 more CPE

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:::::::*	r2	Vulnerable	Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Microsoft

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions r2 Vulnerable ·Microsoft
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-0298
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7f6r-783g-6vgx

References

Patch 1

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0298

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Sources

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