⚠ Actively exploited
Added to CISA KEV on 2022-03-28. Federal agencies required to patch by 2022-04-18. Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions..

CVE-2016-0040 — Microsoft Windows Server 2008 vulnerability

CWE-26411 documents9 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
78.9%
top 0.94%
CISA KEV
KEV
Added 2022-03-28
Due 2022-04-18
Exploit
Exploited in wild
Active exploitation observed
Affected products
1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Timeline
PublishedFeb 10
KEV addedMar 28
KEV dueApr 18
Latest updateMay 14
CISA Required Action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages1 packages

Patches

Patch: docs.microsoft.com ↗Patch: docs.microsoft.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-hvmm-257f-6qw7: The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted a↗2022-05-14
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VulnCheck
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability↗2016
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💥Exploits & PoCs

3
Exploit-DB
Microsoft Windows WMI - Recieve Notification Exploit (Metasploit)↗2018-05-04
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Exploit-DB
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 (x86) - Local Privilege Escalation (MS16-014)↗2016-06-29
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Metasploit
Windows WMI Receive Notification Exploit↗
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
CISA
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability↗2022-03-28
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

3
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - February 2016↗2016-02-09
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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - February 2016↗2016-02-09
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Zscaler
Zscaler found Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | 02-09-2016↗
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📄Research Papers

1
arXiv
Static Detection of Uninitialized Stack Variables in Binary Code↗2020-07-05
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