CVE-2016-0087
HIGHMicrosoft Windows Vista/Server 2008/7 Privilege Escalation via Handle Validation
Title source: llmDescription
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 do not properly validate handles, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84032
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ms
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-031
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035209
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0156
EPSS Percentile
72.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (4)
microsoft/windows_7
(2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_server_2008
microsoft/windows_server_2008
r2 sp1
microsoft/windows_vista
Published
Mar 09, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026