CVE-2016-7259 — Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerability

CWE-195 documents4 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
2.5%
top 14.77%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
16
Microsoft Windows 10Microsoft Windows Server 2008Microsoft Windows Server 2012+13 more
Timeline
PublishedDec 20
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The Graphics Component in 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k 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 Packages15 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

1
GHSA
GHSA-fpv4-jc7c-rhgj: The Graphics Component in 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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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability↗2016-12-13
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

2
Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - December 2016↗2016-12-13
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Talos
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - December 2016↗2016-12-13
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