vulnerability

Microsoft Windows: CVE-2016-7292: Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 20, 2016
Added
Jun 10, 2024
Modified
Oct 14, 2025

Description

The Installer 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, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 mishandles library loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Installer Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Solutions

microsoft-windows-windows_10-1507-kb3205383microsoft-windows-windows_10-1511-kb3205386microsoft-windows-windows_10-1607-kb3206632microsoft-windows-windows_server_2016-1607-kb3206632
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