vulnerability

Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-3250: Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 13, 2016
Added
Jun 10, 2024
Modified
May 8, 2026

Description

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Solutions

microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb3163912microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb3172985
Title
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