{
    "id": "CVE-2016-3223",
    "published": "2016-06-16 01:59:26",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:45:19",
    "cvss_score": "8.1",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-264",
    "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.\"",
    "epss_score": "0.21091",
    "epss_percentile": "0.97506",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 18:17:15",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_10"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_7"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_8.1"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_rt_8.1"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2008"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_server_2012"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "microsoft",
            "product": "windows_vista"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "40219",
            "title": "Microsoft Windows 7 (x86/x64) - Group Policy Privilege Escalation (MS16-072)",
            "date": "2016-08-08",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40219"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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/"
    ]
}