vulnerability
Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-0073: Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Oct 14, 2016 | Jun 10, 2024 | May 8, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Oct 14, 2016
Added
Jun 10, 2024
Modified
May 8, 2026
Description
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes an API call to access sensitive information in the registry, aka "Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0075.
Solutions
microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb3192440microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb3192441microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb3194798
References
- CVE-2016-0073
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-0073
- CWE-200
- DISA_SEVERITY-Category II
- EUVD-EUVD-2016-0111
- IAVM-2016-A-0282
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-0111
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/3192440
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/3192441
- https://support.microsoft.com/help/3194798
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