CVE-2016-0180 — Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerability

CWE-2647 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.5%
top 18.84%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
14
Microsoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Windows Server 2012+11 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 11
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The kernel 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 and 1511 mishandles symbolic links, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages13 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-x93p-cj79-v4q4: The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8↗2022-05-14
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2016-05-10
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - May 2016↗2016-05-10
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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - May 2016↗2016-05-10
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