CVE-2016-7255 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on November 10, 2016
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Microsoft Windows Vista, 7, 8.1, 10 and Windows Server 2008, 2012, and 2016 Win32k Privilege Escalat vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. The kernel-mode drivers allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability".
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by May 3, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2016-7255 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-2016-7255
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Exploit Probability
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