CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-0099
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Microsoft Windows Secondary Logon Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability — Microsoft Windows
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows if the Windows Secondary Logon Service fails to properly manage request handles in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code as an administrator.
- Added to KEV
- 2022-03-03
- Remediation due
- 2022-03-24
- Ransomware use
- Known
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Notes
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0099
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2016-03-09
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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:L/UI:N/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
- Weaknesses
- CWE-120
Description
The Secondary Logon Service 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 and 1511 does not properly process request handles, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Secondary Logon Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10 1507
• microsoft windows 10 1511
• microsoft windows 7
• microsoft windows 8.1
• microsoft windows server 2008
• microsoft windows server 2008 r2
• microsoft windows server 2012
• microsoft windows server 2012 r2
• microsoft windows vista
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84034 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035210 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-032 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39574/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39719/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39809/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40107/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84034 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035210 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-032 Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39574/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39719/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39809/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40107/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0099 US Government Resource