CVE-2016-0092 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows Vista, 7, 8.1, 10, RT 8.1, and Server 2008 and 2012. It allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a crafted file, leveraging a flaw in the OLE component. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk due to its potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The attack requires user interaction (UI:R) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) once a malicious file is delivered. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation (KEV: No) or publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB. Furthermore, community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting it has not garnered widespread attention.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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_8.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE 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:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.