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CVE-2016-0018

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0018 is a DLL loading vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, 8, 8.1, 10, and Server 2012 R2, allowing local users to gain privileges through a crafted application. It has a CVSS v3 score of 7.3 (High), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, but leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1511CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1511:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.3HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.3
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
13.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1353 is in the 99th percentile among its peer group of 759 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (7)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2016-Jan/CVE-2016-0018Important

CVE-2016-0018

Jan 12, 2016

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-007
PatchVendor Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1034661
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry