CVE-2016-0073 is a local elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting the kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10. It allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges by crafting an application that makes an API call to access sensitive registry information. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a low attack complexity and requiring user interaction, with a high impact on confidentiality. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit (EDB-40574) is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of widespread active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1607CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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