CVSS 3.1
7.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2016-0040
High (7.8) in Microsoft Windows. In CISA KEV since 2022-03-28. EPSS 24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Severity
- EPSS
- 24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 97% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CISA KEV
- listed 2022-03-28, due 2022-04-18
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- microsoft:windows_7
- microsoft:windows_server_2008
- microsoft:windows_vista