vulnerability
MS16-112: Security Update for Windows Lock Screen (3178469)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 13, 2016 | Sep 13, 2016 | Nov 18, 2021 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 13, 2016
Added
Sep 13, 2016
Modified
Nov 18, 2021
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows improperly allows web content to load from the Windows lock screen. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker with physical access to a user's computer could either connect to a maliciously configured WiFi hotspot or insert a mobile broadband adaptor in the user's computer. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could potentially execute code on a user's locked computer.
Solutions
WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-104-28f23bdb-daf7-47ea-80dd-6e203f0b2a74WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-104-ebfeea9b-f063-411e-8e11-021d589ba04bWINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-112-122942d6-aa28-48c6-9cbe-330daf922502WINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-112-a6fea021-df9a-4a7d-89d3-58089017b8acWINDOWS-HOTFIX-MS16-112-e90f9283-7304-4a98-a5ec-98bd2a3163e7
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