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CVE-2016-3309

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012

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

Summary

The kernel-mode drivers in several Microsoft Windows versions, including Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and multiple Windows Server releases, are affected. A local user who runs a specially crafted application could use this flaw to gain higher system privileges than they should have.

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The kernel-mode drivers 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, 1511, and 1607 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3308, CVE-2016-3310, and CVE-2016-3311.

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 4

docs.microsoft.com

Exploit-DB

securitytracker.com

securityfocus.com