CVE-2016-1715 json
The swin.sys kernel driver in McAfee Application Control (MAC) 6.1.0 before build 706, 6.1.1 before build 404, 6.1.2 before build 449, 6.1.…
published 2016-01-12 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-2810
- cvss
- 6.6
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.3%
- EPSS 2.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The swin.sys kernel driver in McAfee Application Control (MAC) 6.1.0 before build 706, 6.1.1 before build 404, 6.1.2 before build 449, 6.1.3 before build 441, and 6.2.0 before build 505 on 32-bit Windows platforms allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and system crash) or gain privileges via a 768 syscall, which triggers a zero to be written to an arbitrary kernel memory location.
Patch / fix
Exploit prediction
2.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 6.6 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.5 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-189 Numeric Errors
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-1715
- NVD CVE-2016-1715
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