Uniscribe in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted web site, aka "Uniscribe Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0072, CVE-2017-0084, CVE-2017-0086, CVE-2017-0087, CVE-2017-0088, CVE-2017-0089, and CVE-2017-0090.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-0083 is rated High Exploit Risk (89.7/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 42.55%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +18.55% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41655 | exploit_db | edb | 2017-03-20 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 23.99% | 42.55% | +18.55% |
| 2 | 2026-03-07 | 18.73% | 23.99% | +5.26% |
| 3 | 2026-02-01 | — | 18.73% | — |
Full EPSS history (19 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 3.0 | HIGH |
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2.8 | 5.9 | [email protected] |
| 9.3 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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8.6 | 10.0 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | windows_7 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_server_2008 | r2 | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| microsoft | windows_vista | — | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* |