CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-0180
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-05-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/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-264
Description
The kernel 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 mishandles symbolic links, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10
• microsoft windows 10 1511
• microsoft windows 7
• microsoft windows 8.1
• microsoft windows rt 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 · not in database (1)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90028 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035833 www.securitytracker.com
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-060 docs.microsoft.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90028 www.securityfocus.com
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035833 www.securitytracker.com
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-060 docs.microsoft.com