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CVE-2016-0165

The kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012…

High7.8Known exploitedEPSS 13.7%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
microsoft

Description

The kernel-mode driver 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 and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0143 and CVE-2016-0167.

Exploited in the wild

CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability.

Added
22 Jun 2023
Fix due (US federal)
13 Jul 2023
Used by ransomware
Not known

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Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2016-0165, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
CISA-ADPADP (enrichment)3.1High7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Analyzed3.1High7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
13.7% · top 3.5% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
CISA SSVC
Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.

Weakness

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  • CWE-noinfo Not enough information

Affected products

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    • affected n/a

References (5)

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Record last updated .