CVE-2016-0151 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on April 12, 2016
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Microsoft Windows CSRSS Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. The Client-Server Run-time Subsystem (CSRSS) in Microsoft mismanages process tokens, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 18, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2016-0151 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. This vulnerability is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2016-0151
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Exploit Probability
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