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FKIE_CVE-2016-0040

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-02-10 11:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:36

Severity

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

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."

References

URL	Tags
secure@microsoft.com	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985	Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
secure@microsoft.com	https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014	Patch, Vendor Advisory
secure@microsoft.com	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44586/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985	Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014	Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44586/	Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0	https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0040	US Government Resource

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
microsoft	windows_7	-
microsoft	windows_server_2008	-
microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2
microsoft	windows_vista	-

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CVE-2016-0040 (GCVE-0-2016-0040)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-02-10 11:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:55

Summary

Severity

7.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: active Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-02-10 16:58 UTC

CWE

Assigner

microsoft mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985	vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44586/	exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit…	government-resource

Date Public

2016-02-09 00:00

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