{"id":"CVE-2016-3251","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-3251","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T05:24:22.306Z","title":"The GDI component in the kernel-mode drivers 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 obtain…","description":"The GDI component in the kernel-mode drivers 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 obtain sensitive kernel-address information via a crafted application, aka \"Win32k Information Disclosure Vulnerability.\"","published":"2016-07-13T01:59:14.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:45:22.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":2.8,"severity":"LOW","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-200"],"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":0.58073,"percentile":0.99092,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.03429,"percentile":0.88415},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.58073,"percentile":0.99049}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 58.1%, 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":0.58073,"from":0.03429,"percentile":0.99049},"summary":"EPSS moved from 3.4% to 58.1% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."},{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-21T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.03429,"from":0.58073,"percentile":0.88415},"summary":"EPSS moved from 58.1% to 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036288","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-090","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036288","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-090","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3251","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."}