CVE-2016-0040
KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 24.5%
The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v2.0
- 7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - EPSS
- 24.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- added 2022-03-28
- Published
- 2016-02-10
- Updated
- 2025-10-21
Proof-of-concept exploits (2)
- Rootkitsmm-zz/cve-2016-004045★ · 2016-07-17
- de7ec7ed/CVE-2016-004014★ · 2018-06-07