{"id":"CVE-2016-7224","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-7224","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:41:30.486Z","title":"Virtual Hard Disk Driver in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 does not properly restrict access to files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a…","description":"Virtual Hard Disk Driver in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 does not properly restrict access to files, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"VHD Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\"","published":"2016-11-10T06:59:37.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:52:49.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.1,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-284"],"affected":["microsoft/windows 10","microsoft/windows 8.1","microsoft/windows rt 8.1","microsoft/windows server 2012","microsoft/windows server 2016"],"epss":{"score":0.04105,"percentile":0.90705,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.05175,"percentile":0.92107},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.04105,"percentile":0.90308}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2016-11-15","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":40765,"kind":"exploit","title":"Microsoft Windows - VHDMP Arbitrary Physical Disk Cloning Privilege Escalation (MS16-138)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40765","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/local/40765.cs","file":"exploits/windows/local/40765.cs","published":"2016-11-15","added":"2016-11-15","updated":"2016-11-15","author":"Google Security Research","type":"local","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2016-7224","MS16-138"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=916"}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 4.1%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94017","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037248","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-138","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40765/","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94017","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037248","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-138","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40765/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7224","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."}