CVE-2016-7255High· 7.8▾ Abyssal⚠ Exploited in the wildPoC availableThe 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…
▾ Abyssal zone — Critical with a public exploit or in-the-wild use
impact 42.9 · likelihood 16.2 · exploitation 25 · ransomware 5
A public proof-of-concept already exists for this vulnerability — see Exploit availability below.
Public exploit / PoC code seen in 2 sources. Availability, not in-the-wild use.
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA's ADP record at CVE.org: whether exploitation is observed, whether an attack can be automated, and how much of the system is at stake.
Exploit-prediction probability, daily snapshots since Sep 10.
Disclosure to exploitation, from the record and what we observed since indexing it.
Disclosed via NVD
Federal remediation due May 3, 2022
Last analysed / modified upstream
81%
Exploit-DB · 5 GitHub repos (last check)
Added to the CISA catalog on Nov 3, 2021. Federal remediation due May 3, 2022. View catalog ↗
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 users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
windows_10_1507windows_10_1511windows_10_1607windows_7windows_8.1windows_rt_8.1windows_server_2008windows_server_2008 = r2windows_server_2012windows_server_2012 = r2windows_server_2016windows_vistaRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.
Connected by shared product, vendor, weakness, or advisory.
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