{"id":"CVE-2016-0151","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-0151","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T22:33:32.990Z","title":"Microsoft Windows CSRSS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability","description":"The Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mismanages process tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Windows CSRSS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability.\"","published":"2016-04-12T23:59:16.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:37:01.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-269"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10 1507","microsoft/windows 10 1511","microsoft/windows 8.1","microsoft/windows rt 8.1","microsoft/windows server 2012"],"epss":{"score":0.62823,"percentile":0.99195,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-03-28","dueDate":"2022-04-18","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Known","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0151"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-04-27","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":39740,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows - CSRSS BaseSrvCheckVDM Session 0 Process Creation Privilege Escalation (MS16-048)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39740","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/dos/39740.cpp","file":"exploits/windows/dos/39740.cpp","published":"2016-04-27","added":"2016-04-27","updated":"2016-04-27","author":"Google Security Research","type":"dos","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-0151","MS16-048"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=692"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 18 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035544","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-048","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39740/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035544","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-048","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39740/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0151","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0151","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."}