CVE-2016-3309
KEV RANSOMWAREHIGH 7.8EPSS 20.6%
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.
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS v3.1
- 7.8 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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
- 20.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- added 2022-03-15, used in ransomware campaigns
- Published
- 2016-08-09
- Updated
- 2025-10-21
Proof-of-concept exploits (1)
- siberas/CVE-2016-3309_Reloaded53★ · 2017-10-06