CVE-2016-3237 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 17.2% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Kerberos 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, 1511, and 1607 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to bypass authentication via vectors related to a fallback to NTLM authentication during a domain account password change, aka "Kerberos Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 17.18% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-264 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-08-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 |
| microsoft | windows 7 |
| microsoft | windows 8.1 |
| microsoft | windows rt |
| 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 Kerberos - Security Feature Bypass (MS16-101) | 2016-09-22 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92290
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036576
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-101
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40409/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92290
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036576
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-101
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40409/
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