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.
Published: 2016-08-09
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 44.9% Moderate
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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Metrics kev

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ssvc

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 10 1507 Windows 10 1511 Windows 10 1607 Windows 7 Windows 8.1 Windows Rt 8.1 Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2012 Windows Vista
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:55:50.847Z

Reserved: 2016-03-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3309

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:58.366Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2016-08-09T21:59:16.113

Modified: 2026-04-22T16:31:25.787

Link: CVE-2016-3309

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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