CVE-2016-3225 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 43.5% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The SMB server component 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that forwards an authentication request to an unintended service, aka "Windows SMB Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 43.49% — more likely to be exploited than 99% 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 - Net-NTLMv2 Reflection DCOM/RPC (Metasploit) | 2018-10-08 |
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036110
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-075
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45562/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036110
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-075
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45562/
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