# CVE-2017-11783: Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elev

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2017-10-13 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Microsoft Corporation Windows: version range not reported

## Description

Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, 1607, and 1703, and Windows Server 2016 allows an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the way it handles calls to Advanced Local Procedure Call (ALPC), aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039526
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-11783
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101144
- https://github.com/Sheisback/CVE-2017-11783

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