SOC status:Duty analyst on shift

UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-3258

Race condition in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to bypass the Low Integrity protection mechanism and write to files by leveraging unspecified…

MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.93%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.93%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Race condition in the kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to bypass the Low Integrity protection mechanism and write to files by leveraging unspecified object-manager features, aka "Windows File System Security Feature Bypass."

CVSS 3.0
4.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS
0.93% probability · 59th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264, CWE-362
Affected
microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows 8.1 · microsoft/windows rt 8.1 · microsoft/windows server 2012
Source
secure@microsoft.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.