# CVE-2016-3223: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2016-06-16 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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 mishandle LDAP authentication, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to gain privileges by modifying group-policy update data within a domain-controller data stream, aka "Group Policy Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

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## References

- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/138248/Microsoft-Windows-7-Group-Policy-Privilege-Escalation.html
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-072
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036100
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40219/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40219
- https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2016-3223

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