CVE-2016-0165
Microsoft Win32k: Privilege Escalation
As of , CVE-2016-0165 in Microsoft Win32k is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.
- Exploited
- Yes: CISA listed it on 22 June 2023
- US federal deadline
- 13 July 202321 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
- Used in ransomware campaigns
- Not known to CISA
- EPSS score
- 0.14Higher than 96% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS when listed
- 0.00 on 22 June 2023EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
- Public exploit
- 1 Exploit-DB entry
- Fix
- Vendor advice: learn.microsoft.comLinks below, from CISA's entry.
What CISA says to do
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA's required action
What the flaw is
Microsoft Win32k contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.
CISA's description
The kernel-mode driver 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, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0143 and CVE-2016-0167.
The CVE record's description, from microsoft
- CVE published
- 12 April 2016
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- CVSS
- 7.8 High (CVSS 3.1, from CISA-ADP)
- CWE-264
- Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- CISA SSVC, exploitation
- active
- CISA SSVC, automatable
- no
- CISA SSVC, technical impact
- total
Timeline
- The CVE record was published.
- Exploit-DB published an exploit (EDB-ID 44480).
- CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
- The US federal deadline to fix it.
Public exploits
Facts from Metasploit's module list and Exploit-DB's index; we never copy exploit code.
- Exploit-DB: Microsoft Windows Kernel (7 x86) - Local Privilege Escalation (MS16-039)EDB-ID 44480, 1 March 2018
Win32k: other exploited entries
| Vulnerability | Product | Our group | Listed | Deadline | EPSS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-4113Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.87; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.87 | ||
| CVE-2018-8120Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.73; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.73 | ||
| CVE-2015-1701Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.56; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.56 | ||
| CVE-2018-8453Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.70; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.70 | ||
| CVE-2013-3660Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekMetasploit module; verified Exploit-DB entry | 0.39 | ||
| CVE-2022-21882Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.59 | 0.59 | ||
| CVE-2019-1458Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.74 | 0.74 | ||
| CVE-2021-1732Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekRansomware use; Metasploit module; EPSS 0.78 | 0.78 | ||
| CVE-2019-0808Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.53 | 0.53 | ||
| CVE-2020-1054Privilege Escalation | Microsoft Win32k | Patch this weekMetasploit module; EPSS 0.54 | 0.54 |
Read further
- CVE recordcve.org
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CISA's catalogcisa.gov
- EPSS for this CVEapi.first.org