THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2016-0073
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CVE-2016-0073

Windows 10 vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
5.1%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
The kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes an API call to access sensitive information in the registry, aka "Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0075.
Affected vendor
Microsoft
Affected product
Windows 10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information
Published
2016-10-14

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 5.1% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2016-0073

  • Confirm whether Microsoft Windows 10 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2016-0073.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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