{"id":"CVE-2016-3371","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-3371","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:46:15.459Z","title":"The kernel API 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, 1511, and 1607 does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local…","description":"The kernel API 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, 1511, and 1607 does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka \"Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\"","published":"2016-09-14T10:59:46.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:45:34.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":5.5,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/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":0.4007,"percentile":0.98624,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.32907,"percentile":0.98322},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.4007,"percentile":0.98568}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-09-26","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":40429,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows 8.1 Update 2 / 10 10586 (x86/x64) - NtLoadKeyEx User Hive Attachment Point Privilege Escalation (MS16-111)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40429","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/40429.cs","file":"exploits/windows/local/40429.cs","published":"2016-09-26","added":"2016-09-26","updated":"2016-09-26","author":"Google Security Research","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-3371","MS16-111"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=865"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 40.1%, 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":0.4007,"from":0.32907,"percentile":0.98568},"summary":"EPSS moved from 32.9% to 40.1% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92814","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036802","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-111","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40429/","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92814","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036802","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-111","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40429/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3371","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."}