{
    "id": "CVE-2016-0099",
    "published": "2016-03-09 11:59:09",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:36:55",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-120",
    "description": "The Secondary Logon Service 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 does not properly process request handles, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Secondary Logon Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\"",
    "epss_score": "0.36794",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98455",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2022-03-24",
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:20:21",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-03-24."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_10_1507"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_10_1511"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_7"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_8.1"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2008"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2012"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_vista"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2016-0099",
        "date_added": "2022-03-03",
        "due_date": "2022-03-24",
        "vendor": "Microsoft",
        "product": "Windows",
        "name": "Microsoft Windows Secondary Logon Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 1
    },
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "40107",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows 7 < 10 / 2008 < 2012 (x86/x64) - Secondary Logon Handle Privilege Escalation (MS16-032) (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2016-07-13",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40107"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "39809",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows 7 < 10 / 2008 < 2012 (x86/x64) - Local Privilege Escalation (MS16-032)",
            "date": "2016-04-25",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39809"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "39719",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows 7 < 10 / 2008 < 2012 R2 (x86/x64) - Local Privilege Escalation (MS16-032) (PowerShell)",
            "date": "2016-04-21",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39719"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "39574",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows 8.1/10 (x86) - Secondary Logon Standard Handles Missing Sanitization Privilege Escalation (MS16-032)",
            "date": "2016-03-21",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39574"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84034",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035210",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-032",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39574/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39719/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39809/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40107/",
        "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84034",
        "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035210",
        "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-032",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39574/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39719/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39809/",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40107/",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0099"
    ]
}