CVE-2016-7211 — Improper Privilege Management in Microsoft Windows 10

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege ManagementCWE-26412 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
NVD7.3
EPSS
4.6%
top 10.71%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
15
Microsoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Windows Server 2012+12 more
Timeline
PublishedOct 14
Latest updateMay 14

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-2016-3266, CVE-2016-3376, and CVE-2016-7185.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.3 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages14 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-25wr-8m9x-v3pr: The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8↗2022-05-14
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GHSA
GHSA-9ffj-rh8x-2mmp: The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8↗2022-05-14
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GHSA
GHSA-76f7-gcf7-g2vw: The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8↗2022-05-14
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GHSA
GHSA-hmv6-r738-7mmg: The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8↗2022-05-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2016-10-11
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - October 2016↗2016-10-11
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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - October 2016↗2016-10-11
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Zscaler
Zscaler found Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | 11-10-2016↗
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