{"id":"CVE-2016-7255","title":"The kernel-mode drivers 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 allow local…","summary":"The kernel-mode drivers 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 allow local…","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","vendor":"microsoft","product":"windows_10_1507","affected":["windows_10_1507","windows_10_1511","windows_10_1607","windows_7","windows_8.1","windows_rt_8.1","windows_server_2008","windows_server_2008 = r2","windows_server_2012","windows_server_2012 = r2","windows_server_2016","windows_vista"],"published":"2016-11-10","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T04:17:32.400","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7255","references":[{"url":"http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-wild/","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.html","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94064","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037251","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-135","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2016-7255/","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745/","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823/","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015/","label":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-wild/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94064","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037251","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-135","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2016-7255/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015/","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7255","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","in-the-wild","exploit-available","kev"],"exploited":true,"exploitAvailable":true,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"active","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2021-03-05T00:00:00+00:00"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-11T18:15:42.732Z","epss":0.80968,"epssPercentile":0.99623,"kev":true,"kevDateAdded":"2021-11-03","kevDueDate":"2022-05-03","kevRansomware":true,"exploits":{"exploitdb":true,"github":5,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/heh3/CVE-2016-7255","https://github.com/FSecureLABS/CVE-2016-7255","https://github.com/homjxi0e/CVE-2016-7255"],"checkedAt":"2026-09-21T15:23:34.863Z"},"slug":"CVE-2016-7255","body":"## Overview\n\nThe kernel-mode drivers 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 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\"\n\n## Affected\n\n- `windows_10_1507`\n- `windows_10_1511`\n- `windows_10_1607`\n- `windows_7`\n- `windows_8.1`\n- `windows_rt_8.1`\n- `windows_server_2008`\n- `windows_server_2008 = r2`\n- `windows_server_2012`\n- `windows_server_2012 = r2`\n- `windows_server_2016`\n- `windows_vista`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"abyssal","depthScore":89,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.9,"likelihood":16.2,"exploitation":25,"ransomware":5},"changes":[]}