SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

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…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 29.7%

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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
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

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.