CVE-2016-3309 KEV EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 20.5% (pctl 97)
Patch first
On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2022-04-05.
Description
The kernel-mode drivers 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 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3308, CVE-2016-3310, and CVE-2016-3311.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 20.47% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | yes — remediate by 2022-04-05 |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-08-09 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
CISA KEV
| Name | Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability |
|---|---|
| Added | 2022-03-15 |
| Due | 2022-04-05 |
| Vendor / product | Microsoft / Windows |
| Ransomware use | known |
Affected (9)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | windows 10 1507 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1511 |
| microsoft | windows 10 1607 |
| 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 10 RS2 (x64) - 'win32kfull!bFill' Pool Overflow | 2017-10-06 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92297
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036572
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-098
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42960/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92297
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036572
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-098
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42960/
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-3309
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