CVE-2016-0148
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 and 4.6.1 mishandles library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka ".NET Framework Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 13.6%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 and 4.6.1 mishandles library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka ".NET Framework 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
- 13.59% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- microsoft/.net framework
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 13.6% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136671/.NET-Framework-4.6-DLL-Hijacking.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/42Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538063/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035535Third Party Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-234Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-041
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136671/.NET-Framework-4.6-DLL-Hijacking.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Apr/42Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/538063/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035535Third Party Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-234Third Party Advisory
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-041
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.