CVE-2017-0145: Microsoft SMBv1 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Is it exploited?

Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 10 Feb 2022, 1,791 days after the CVE record was published.

How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?

89.9%

EPSS score, percentile 99.8 of all scored records

How severe?

8.8 High

CVSS v3.1 base score, from CISA's enrichment of the record

What should I do?

Required action (CISA), due 10 Aug 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

Which versions are affected?

Affected: The SMBv1 server in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2…

Versions by product

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

What to do

CISA due date for this action: 10 August 2022.

Advisories and patches

The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.

Linked from CISA's catalog entry

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-0145

Affected products and versions

As listed in the CVE record.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

About this vulnerability

The SMBv1 server in multiple Microsoft Windows versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets.

Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.

• CISA added CVE-2017-0145 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 10 Feb 2022.
• CISA marks it as known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
• The due date CISA sets for the required action is 10 Aug 2022.
• The CVE record was published on 17 Mar 2017, 1,791 days before it was added to KEV.
• The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (High), taken from CISA's enrichment of the record.
• FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 89.9% (percentile 99.8), as of 28 Oct 2026.
• CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total.

Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Description

The SMBv1 server in Microsoft 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; and Windows Server 2016 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted packets, aka "Windows SMB Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0143, CVE-2017-0144, CVE-2017-0146, and CVE-2017-0148.

Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.

Weakness

• CWE-20

CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.

Timeline

References

• 41891 (Exploit)
• 41987 (Exploit)
• 1037991 (Vulnerability database)
• 96705 (Vulnerability database)
• portal.msrc.microsoft.com
• cert-portal.siemens.com
• ics-cert.us-cert.gov
• cert-portal.siemens.com
• packetstormsecurity.com
• packetstormsecurity.com

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