CVE-2016-3223 EXPLOIT
8.1
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 21.1% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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 mishandle LDAP authentication, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to gain privileges by modifying group-policy update data within a domain-controller data stream, aka "Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.1 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 21.09% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-06-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (7)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows server 2008 |
| microsoft | windows server 2012 |
| microsoft | windows vista |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Microsoft Windows 7 (x86/x64) - Group Policy Privilege Escalation (MS16-072) | 2016-08-08 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138248/Microsoft-Windows-7-Group-Policy-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036100
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-072
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40219/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138248/Microsoft-Windows-7-Group-Policy-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036100
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-072
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40219/
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