CVE-2016-3346 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to obtain Administrator access via a crafted DLL, aka "Windows Permissions Enforcement Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Published: 2016-09-14

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-4378	Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to obtain Administrator access via a crafted DLL, aka "Windows Permissions Enforcement Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00911.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92846
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036798
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-110

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows 10

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-09-14T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:56:13.295Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-3346

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-09-14T10:59:19.997

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-3346

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-264

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