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CVE-2016-3302

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-3302 describes a Windows Lock Screen Elevation of Privilege vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 versions. When the lock screen is active, these systems improperly load web content, allowing a physically proximate attacker to execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.3 (Medium), indicating a physical attack vector with high complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), nor is it listed in the KEV catalog, suggesting it is not actively exploited. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1607CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.3MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.4
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.36%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0236 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 8 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (11)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 for x64-based Systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for 32-bit systems
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 8.1 for x64-based systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows RT 8.1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2016-Sep/CVE-2016-3302Important

Windows Lock Screen Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Sep 13, 2016

References

docs.microsoft.com / en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-112
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/92853
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1036799
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry