CVE-2016-0016
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 29.67% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 13 January 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows 8 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows server 2012 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 33.9% on 21 September 2026 to 29.7% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034661Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=555Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-007Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39233/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034661Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=555Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-007Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39233/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.