{"cve":"CVE-2016-3372","nvd":{"published":"2016-09-14T10:59:47.187","modified":"2026-06-17T00:45:34.407","status":"Modified","description":"The kernel API in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to spoof processes, spoof inter-process communication, or cause a denial of service via a crafted application, aka \"Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","score":6.6},"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92815","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036802","https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-111","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92815","http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036802"],"products":["microsoft:windows_server_2008","microsoft:windows_vista"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:40:10.783210791+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-3372","score":0.02226,"percentile":0.82725,"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."]}