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CVE-2016-0151

The Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold

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Listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

The Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) component of Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 is affected. A local user can exploit a flaw in how process tokens are handled to gain higher privileges on the system using a specially crafted application.

Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.

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The Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mismanages process tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows CSRSS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 3

docs.microsoft.com

securitytracker.com

Exploit-DB