CVE-2016-7226
Virtual Hard Disk Driver in 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."
Does this matter?
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.
Description
Virtual Hard Disk Driver in 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."
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.11% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 15 November 2016
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- microsoft/windows 10 · microsoft/windows server 2016
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS moved from 5.2% on 21 September 2026 to 4.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94018
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037248
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-138
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40763/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94018
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037248
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-138
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40763/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.