CVE-2016-0167
CVE-2016-0167
In short
A vulnerability in Windows kernel-mode driver allows a local user to run a specially crafted application to gain administrative privileges on their computer. This is a serious flaw because it lets someone with regular access escalate to full system control.
Technical detail
Local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Win32k kernel-mode driver affecting multiple Windows versions. An authenticated local attacker can exploit this via a malicious application to elevate privileges to SYSTEM level without requiring special preconditions beyond local access.
Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
The kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0143 and CVE-2016-0165.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
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