VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-0087
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 do not properly validate handles, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.56%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.56%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 do not properly validate handles, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege 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
- 1.56% probability · 74th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 7 · microsoft/windows server 2008 · microsoft/windows vista
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84032
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035209
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-031
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84032
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035209
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-031
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.