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CVE-2016-72261 exploit

Virtual Hard Disk Driver in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 and Windows Server 2016 does not properly restrict access to files, which allow…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
6.1
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.1%
percentile 91%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Virtual Hard Disk Driver in Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 and Windows Server 2016 does not properly restrict access to files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "VHD Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.11% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-40763 Microsoft Windows - VHDMP Arbitrary File Creation Privilege Escalation (MS16-138) · local · 2016-11-15

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.06.1CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
NVD2.03.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

  • securitytracker.com /id/1037248 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • docs.microsoft.com /en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-138 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_MS, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94018 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exploit-db.com /exploits/40763/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred

Sources

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