{"id":"CVE-2016-0165","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-0165","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T22:27:32.589Z","title":"Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability","description":"The kernel-mode driver in 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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability,\" a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0143 and CVE-2016-0167.","published":"2016-04-12T23:59:28.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:37:03.000Z","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":[],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10 1507","microsoft/windows 10 1511","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":0.1368,"percentile":0.96485,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2023-06-22","dueDate":"2023-07-13","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-039; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0165"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-03-01","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":44480,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows Kernel (7 x86) - Local Privilege Escalation (MS16-039)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44480","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows_x86/local/44480.cpp","file":"exploits/windows_x86/local/44480.cpp","published":"2018-03-01","added":"2018-04-17","updated":"2019-03-28","author":"xiaodaozhi","type":"local","platform":"windows_x86","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2016-0165"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.com/screenshots/idlt44500/shot-2.png","referenceUrl":"https://github.com/leeqwind/HolicPOC/blob/b31d63ffeaf9c6b9591897ae72b3db2532c1425c/windows/win32k/CVE-2016-0165/x86.cpp"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 13 July 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035529","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035532","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-039","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44480/","tags":["Product","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035529","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035532","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/ms16-039","tags":["Patch","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44480/","tags":["Product","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0165","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0165","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."}