7.3high

CVE-2016-3250

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted ap…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.5%
percentile 85%
Public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/91613 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-090 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036288 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

vulnwire keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA; records that alias each other are merged. Machine-readable: JSON.