CVE-2016-0167 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the kernel-mode driver of various Microsoft Windows versions, including Windows 7, 8.1, 10, Vista, and Server editions. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges through a crafted application. The vulnerability is rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.8), indicating a low attack complexity and the potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. It is actively exploited in the wild, including in known ransomware campaigns, despite no public exploit code being available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, highlighting its critical nature.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE 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: 3.1
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.