CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-0040
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows
The kernel in Microsoft Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.
- Added to KEV
- 2022-03-28
- Remediation due
- 2022-04-18
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0040
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2016-02-10
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
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."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 7
• microsoft windows server 2008
• microsoft windows server 2008 r2
• microsoft windows vista
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44586/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44586/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0040 US Government Resource