CVE-2016-3309

HIGH KEV RANSOMWARE

Microsoft Windows - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

Description

The kernel-mode drivers 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, 1511, and 1607 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3308, CVE-2016-3310, and CVE-2016-3311.

Exploits (3)

exploitdb WORKING POC

by siberas · textlocalwindows_x86-64

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42960

View Code ZIP pw:eip

nomisec WORKING POC 54 stars

by siberas · local

https://github.com/siberas/CVE-2016-3309_Reloaded

View Code ZIP pw:eip

gitlab

by 10vuln · poc

https://gitlab.com/penetration-test-learn/10vuln/OtherWinExploits

References (5)

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92297

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036572

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-098

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42960/

[Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3309

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.4678

EPSS Percentile 97.7%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

CISA KEV 2022-03-15

VulnCheck KEV 2022-03-15

InTheWild.io 2022-03-15

ENISA EUVD EUVD-2016-4341

Ransomware Use Confirmed

Status published

Products (11)

microsoft/windows_10_1507

microsoft/windows_10_1511

microsoft/windows_10_1607

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

... and 1 more

Published Aug 09, 2016

KEV Added Mar 15, 2022

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026