{"id":"CVE-2016-3372","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-3372","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:46:18.323Z","title":"The kernel API in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to spoof processes, spoof inter-process communication, or cause a denial of service via a crafted application, aka…","description":"The kernel API in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to spoof processes, spoof inter-process communication, or cause a denial of service via a crafted application, aka \"Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\"","published":"2016-09-14T10:59:47.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:45:34.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.6,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-264"],"affected":["microsoft/windows server 2008","microsoft/windows vista"],"epss":{"score":0.02226,"percentile":0.82608,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.23%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92815","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":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92815","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"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3372","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."}