VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-3346
Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to obtain Administrator access via a crafted DLL, aka "Windows Permissions Enforcement Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.36%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.36%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to obtain Administrator access via a crafted DLL, aka "Windows Permissions Enforcement 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
- 1.36% probability · 70th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92846
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036798
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-110
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92846
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036798
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-110
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.