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CVE-2016-7224
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…
Medium6.1EPSS 4.1%
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- Updated
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- microsoft
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."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.1% · top 9.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 1037248 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- MS16-138 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MSx_transferred
- 94017 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 40765 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .