{"cve":"CVE-2016-0073","nvd":{"published":"2016-10-14T02:59:01.607","modified":"2026-06-17T00:36:53.460","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":5.0},"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93355","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-124","https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40574/","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93355","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-124"],"products":["microsoft:windows_10","microsoft:windows_8.1","microsoft:windows_rt_8.1","microsoft:windows_server_2012"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:40:10.783210791+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-0073","score":0.05105,"percentile":0.92373,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}