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CVE-2016-3256

Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to bypass the Secure Kernel Mode protection mechanism and obtain sensitive informatio…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.9%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to bypass the Secure Kernel Mode protection mechanism and obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka "Windows Secure Kernel Mode Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.90% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.0CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-089 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/91590 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1036287 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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