CVE-2016-0128

MEDIUM

Microsoft Windows 10 - Security Feature Bypass

Title source: rule

Description

The SAM and LSAD protocol implementations in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 do not properly establish an RPC channel, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to perform protocol-downgrade attacks and impersonate users by modifying the client-server data stream, aka "Windows SAM and LSAD Downgrade Vulnerability" or "BADLOCK."

References (6)

[Third Party Advisory] http://badlock.org/

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035534

[Third Party Advisory] https://bto.bluecoat.com/security-advisory/sa122

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-047

[Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource] https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/813296

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.samba.org/samba/security/CVE-2016-2118.html

Scores

CVSS v3 6.8

EPSS 0.6027

EPSS Percentile 98.3%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-254

Status draft

Affected Products (10)

microsoft/windows_10

microsoft/windows_10

microsoft/windows_7

microsoft/windows_8.1

microsoft/windows_rt_8.1

microsoft/windows_server_2008

microsoft/windows_server_2008

microsoft/windows_server_2012

microsoft/windows_server_2012

microsoft/windows_vista

Timeline

Published Apr 12, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026