Description
The Web Proxy Auto Discovery (WPAD) protocol implementation 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, Windows 10 Gold and 1511, and Internet Explorer 9 through 11 has an improper fallback mechanism, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges via NetBIOS name responses, aka "WPAD Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
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Remediation
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:58.272Z
Reserved: 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-3213
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-06-16T01:59:17.713
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-3213
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