CVE-2016-0167

HIGH KEV RANSOMWARE

Microsoft Windows - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

The kernel-mode driver 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0143 and CVE-2016-0165.

References (4)

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035529

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035532

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-039

[Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0167

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.1313

EPSS Percentile 94.1%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

CISA KEV 2021-11-03

VulnCheck KEV 2016-03-08

InTheWild.io 2016-03-08

ENISA EUVD EUVD-2016-0205

Ransomware Use Confirmed

Status published

Products (10)

microsoft/windows_10_1507

microsoft/windows_10_1511

microsoft/windows_7

microsoft/windows_8.1

microsoft/windows_rt_8.1

microsoft/windows_server_2008

microsoft/windows_server_2008 r2 sp1

microsoft/windows_server_2012

microsoft/windows_server_2012 r2

microsoft/windows_vista

Published Apr 12, 2016

KEV Added Nov 03, 2021

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026