CVE-2016-0167 kev+ ransomware in the critical feed json
The kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012…
published 2016-04-12 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-0205
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2021-11-03, used in ransomware
- epss
- 5.7%
- EPSS 5.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The kernel-mode driver 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 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0143 and CVE-2016-0165.
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Timeline
- Found exploited as a 0-day (Project Zero)
- 0-day patched (Project Zero)
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA patch deadline
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
Known exploited
- Added
- 5 y ago
- Patch by
- 2022-05-03 (4 y ago)
- Ransomware
- Known to be used in ransomware campaigns
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
- Vendor, product
- Microsoft, Win32k
- CISA name
- Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Zero-day
Detected in real attacks while still unknown to the vendor and the public, per Google Project Zero's 0day In-the-Wild tracker.
- Found
- 2016-03-08
- Patched
- 2016-04-12
- Details
- project zero tracker
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 20 mo ago
Exploit prediction
5.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
-
docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-039
vendor-advisory, patch
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1035529
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1035532
vdb-entry, broken-link, third-party-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0167
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-0167
- NVD CVE-2016-0167
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