{"id":"CVE-2016-3225","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-3225","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T05:27:53.628Z","title":"The SMB server component 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…","description":"The SMB server component 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 that forwards an authentication request to an unintended service, aka \"Windows SMB Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\"","published":"2016-06-16T01:59:28.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:45:20.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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":0.43493,"percentile":0.98743,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.28863,"percentile":0.98113},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.43493,"percentile":0.9868}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2018-10-08","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":45562,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows - Net-NTLMv2 Reflection DCOM/RPC (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45562","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/45562.rb","file":"exploits/windows/local/45562.rb","published":"2018-10-08","added":"2018-10-08","updated":"2018-10-08","author":"Metasploit","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-3225"],"tags":"Local","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/28fb27187af329aba2d24d4905f2ce11bd84a717/modules/exploits/windows/local/ms16_075_reflection.rb"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 43.5%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.43493,"from":0.28863,"percentile":0.9868},"summary":"EPSS moved from 28.9% to 43.5% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036110","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-075","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45562/","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036110","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-075","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45562/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3225","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."}