CVE-2016-0178 in the critical feed json
The RPC NDR Engine in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold…
published 2016-05-11 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-0216
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 16.7%
- EPSS 16.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The RPC NDR Engine 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 free operations, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed RPC requests, aka "RPC Network Data Representation Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Exploit prediction
16.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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docs.microsoft.com
/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-061
vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1035837
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/90032
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-0178
- NVD CVE-2016-0178
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