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CVE-2016-7255

HIGHCISA KEV

7.8

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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published11/10/2016

Last Modified4/22/2026

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorMicrosoft

ProductWin32k

Vulnerability NameMicrosoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2021-11-03

Remediation Due Date2022-05-03

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

microsoft:windows_10_1507microsoft:windows_10_1511microsoft:windows_10_1607microsoft:windows_7microsoft:windows_8.1microsoft:windows_rt_8.1microsoft:windows_server_2008microsoft:windows_server_2012microsoft:windows_server_2016microsoft:windows_vista

References

http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-wild/(secure@microsoft.com)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.html(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94064(secure@microsoft.com)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037251(secure@microsoft.com)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-135(secure@microsoft.com)

https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255(secure@microsoft.com)

https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2016-7255/(secure@microsoft.com)

https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html(secure@microsoft.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745/(secure@microsoft.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823/(secure@microsoft.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015/(secure@microsoft.com)

http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-wild/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94064(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037251(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-135(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2016-7255/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7255(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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