CVE-2016-0167 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on April 12, 2016
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Microsoft Windows Kernel 'Win32k.sys' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. The kernel-mode driver 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-2016-0165.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by May 3, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2016-0167 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.
Products Associated with CVE-2016-0167
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Exploit Probability
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