CVE-2016-7255
KEVHIGH 7.8EPSS 81.0%
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."
- 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
- 80.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- added 2021-11-03
- Published
- 2016-11-10
- Updated
- 2025-10-21
Proof-of-concept exploits (8)
- http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-…
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWind…
- mwrlabs/CVE-2016-725581★ · 2017-03-09
- FSecureLABS/CVE-2016-725581★ · 2017-03-09
- bbolmin/cve-2016-7255_x86_x641★ · 2018-09-13
- heh3/CVE-2016-72553★ · 2017-01-13
- homjxi0e/CVE-2016-72550★ · 2017-04-15
- yuvatia/page-table-exploitation11★ · 2018-06-11
Metasploit modules (1)
ExploitDB entries (3)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745