VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-3349
The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
HIGH 7.8EPSS 1.42%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k 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
- 1.42% probability · 71th 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
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92783
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036786
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-106
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92783
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036786
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-106
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.