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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-3341

The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Transaction…

HIGH 7.8EPSS 6.62%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.62%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The kernel-mode drivers in Transaction Manager in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Transaction Manager Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

CVSS 3.0
7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
6.62% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-264
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.