CVE-2016-3231
The Standard Collector service in Windows Diagnostics Hub mishandles library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Diagnostics Hub Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.02%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Standard Collector service in Windows Diagnostics Hub mishandles library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Diagnostics Hub Elevation of Privilege 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
- 2.02% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-19
- Affected
- microsoft/windows diagnostics hub
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 2.0% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91116
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036105
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-372
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-078
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91116
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036105
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-372
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-078
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.