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CVE-2017-0005 is a local elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI). A local user can exploit it through a crafted application to gain elevated privileges. Affected platforms include 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. The EpMe exploit has been used to load a kernel driver within the Equation Group's DoubleFeature tooling, and ZIRCONIUM has exploited the vulnerability for local privilege escalation. The vulnerability is distinct from CVE-2017-0001, CVE-2017-0025, and CVE-2017-0047.
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A Windows local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability/0-day (EpMe) that APT31 is reported to have repurposed to elevate privileges during intrusions.
A Windows privilege-escalation vulnerability exploited via the Equation Group's EpMe exploit to load the hidsvc.sys driver into the kernel.
A local privilege escalation vulnerability exploited by ZIRCONIUM.
An elevation-of-privilege vulnerability discussed in the context of detection and mitigation guidance.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.