CVE-2016-7226 describes an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Driver impacting Windows 10 (Gold, 1511, 1607) and Windows Server 2016. The flaw allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges through a crafted application due to improper file access restrictions. With a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium), a successful exploit could lead to high integrity impact, though confidentiality and availability impacts are low or none. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog or Hot List, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-40763) exists, indicating public exploit code availability, despite no observed active exploitation, Metasploit modules, 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
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