CVE-2016-0165 is a critical elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting the kernel-mode driver in various Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 7, 8.1, 10, Vista, and Server versions. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges through a crafted application. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This vulnerability is actively exploited in the wild, as confirmed by its presence in CISA's KEV catalog, and public exploit code exists, indicating a high likelihood of successful exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE 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:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
All Versions ImpactedCPE 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: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.