CVE-2016-0040 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 24.5% (pctl 98)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-04-18.
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."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 24.47% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-04-18 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-02-10 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-28 |
| Due | 2022-04-18 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | none reported |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows WMI - Recieve Notification Exploit (Metasploit) | 2018-05-04 |
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44586/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44586/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0040
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