{"id":"CVE-2016-3223","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-3223","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:53:47.901Z","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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandle LDAP authentication, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to gain…","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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandle LDAP authentication, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to gain privileges by modifying group-policy update data within a domain-controller data stream, aka \"Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\"","published":"2016-06-16T01:59:27.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:45:20.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"affected":["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":0.21253,"percentile":0.97577,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.18373,"percentile":0.97167},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.21091,"percentile":0.97469}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-08-08","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":40219,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows 7 (x86/x64) - Group Policy Privilege Escalation (MS16-072)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40219","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/40219.txt","file":"exploits/windows/local/40219.txt","published":"2016-08-08","added":"2016-08-08","updated":"2016-08-08","author":"Nabeel Ahmed","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-3223","MS16-072"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.3%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138248/Microsoft-Windows-7-Group-Policy-Privilege-Escalation.html","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036100","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-072","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40219/","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138248/Microsoft-Windows-7-Group-Policy-Privilege-Escalation.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036100","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-072","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40219/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3223","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."}