{"id":"CVE-2016-0041","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-0041","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T05:40:56.847Z","title":"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 and 1511, and Internet Explorer 10 and 11 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to…","description":"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 and 1511, and Internet Explorer 10 and 11 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability.\"","published":"2016-02-10T11:59:07.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:36:50.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microsoft/internet explorer","microsoft/windows 10","microsoft/windows 7","microsoft/windows 8.1","microsoft/windows rt 8.1","microsoft/windows server 2008","microsoft/windows server 2012","microsoft/windows vista"],"epss":{"score":0.82907,"percentile":0.99673,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.7552,"percentile":0.99505},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.82907,"percentile":0.99657}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2015-12-08","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":41706,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Office - OLE Multiple DLL Side Loading Vulnerabilities (MS15-132/MS16-014/MS16-025/MS16-041/MS16-070) (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41706","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/41706.rb","file":"exploits/windows/local/41706.rb","published":"2015-12-08","added":"2017-03-23","updated":"2017-03-23","author":"Metasploit","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-3235","CVE-2016-0100","CVE-2016-0041","CVE-2015-6133","CVE-2015-6132","CVE-2015-6128"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/005d34991b4cdacc4594007ed56e12c669e2758a/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/office_ole_multiple_dll_hijack.rb"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 82.9%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.82907,"from":0.7552,"percentile":0.99657},"summary":"EPSS moved from 75.5% to 82.9% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/49","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034971","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-009","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150905/nps_datastore_server_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/49","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034971","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-009","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150905/nps_datastore_server_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0041","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}