{"id":"CVE-2016-3373","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-3373","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T05:14:47.810Z","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 implement registry access control,…","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 implement registry access control, which allows local users to obtain sensitive account information via a crafted application, aka \"Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\"","published":"2016-09-14T10:59:48.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:45:35.000Z","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-264"],"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":0.17466,"percentile":0.97142,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.14905,"percentile":0.96606},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.17466,"percentile":0.96994}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-09-26","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":40430,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows - RegLoadAppKey Hive Enumeration Privilege Escalation (MS16-111)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40430","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/40430.cs","file":"exploits/windows/local/40430.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-2016-3373","MS16-111"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=870"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.5%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92845","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/40430/","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92845","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/40430/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3373","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."}