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CVE-2016-7255

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

Published
Last modified
published
Listed in CISA KEV
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

The vulnerability affects Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, and several Windows Server editions. It allows a local user to gain elevated (higher) privileges on the affected system by running a specially crafted application.

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

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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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege 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 11

packetstormsecurity.com

GitHub · mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255

Exploit-DB

securingtomorrow.mcafee.com

securitytracker.com

docs.microsoft.com

blog.trendmicro.com

securityfocus.com

security.googleblog.com