CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-7292
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2016-12-20
- 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-19
Description
The Installer 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 mishandles library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Affected configurations
• microsoft windows 10
• microsoft windows 10 1511
• microsoft windows 10 1607
• 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 server 2016
• microsoft windows vista
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94768 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037450 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-149 docs.microsoft.com
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94768 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037450 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-149 docs.microsoft.com