CVE-2016-7255 (GCVE-0-2016-7255)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2016-11-10 06:16
Modified
2025-10-21 23:55
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a n/a Version: n/a
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

Date added: 2021-11-03

Due date: 2022-05-03

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7255

Show details on NVD website

To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T01:57:46.856Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.html"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255"
          },
          {
            "name": "40823",
            "tags": [
              "exploit",
              "x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823/"
          },
          {
            "name": "41015",
            "tags": [
              "exploit",
              "x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015/"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2016-7255/"
          },
          {
            "name": "40745",
            "tags": [
              "exploit",
              "x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745/"
          },
          {
            "name": "1037251",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_SECTRACK",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037251"
          },
          {
            "name": "MS16-135",
            "tags": [
              "vendor-advisory",
              "x_refsource_MS",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-135"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-wild/"
          },
          {
            "name": "94064",
            "tags": [
              "vdb-entry",
              "x_refsource_BID",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94064"
          },
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_MISC",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      },
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "cvssV3_1": {
              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "LOCAL",
              "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
              "baseScore": 7.8,
              "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
              "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
              "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
              "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
              "version": "3.1"
            }
          },
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2016-7255",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "active"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "total"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-02-10T16:41:26.496082Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          },
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "dateAdded": "2021-11-03",
                "reference": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7255"
              },
              "type": "kev"
            }
          }
        ],
        "problemTypes": [
          {
            "descriptions": [
              {
                "description": "CWE-noinfo Not enough information",
                "lang": "en",
                "type": "CWE"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-10-21T23:55:48.547Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "government-resource"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7255"
          }
        ],
        "timeline": [
          {
            "lang": "en",
            "time": "2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z",
            "value": "CVE-2016-7255 added to CISA KEV"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2016-11-08T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\""
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2018-10-12T19:57:01.000Z",
        "orgId": "f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8",
        "shortName": "microsoft"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.html"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255"
        },
        {
          "name": "40823",
          "tags": [
            "exploit",
            "x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823/"
        },
        {
          "name": "41015",
          "tags": [
            "exploit",
            "x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015/"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2016-7255/"
        },
        {
          "name": "40745",
          "tags": [
            "exploit",
            "x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB"
          ],
          "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745/"
        },
        {
          "name": "1037251",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_SECTRACK"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037251"
        },
        {
          "name": "MS16-135",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "x_refsource_MS"
          ],
          "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-135"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-wild/"
        },
        {
          "name": "94064",
          "tags": [
            "vdb-entry",
            "x_refsource_BID"
          ],
          "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94064"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "x_refsource_MISC"
          ],
          "url": "https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "secure@microsoft.com",
          "ID": "CVE-2016-7255",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "n/a",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "n/a"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\""
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "n/a"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.html",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.html"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255"
            },
            {
              "name": "40823",
              "refsource": "EXPLOIT-DB",
              "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823/"
            },
            {
              "name": "41015",
              "refsource": "EXPLOIT-DB",
              "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015/"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2016-7255/",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2016-7255/"
            },
            {
              "name": "40745",
              "refsource": "EXPLOIT-DB",
              "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745/"
            },
            {
              "name": "1037251",
              "refsource": "SECTRACK",
              "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037251"
            },
            {
              "name": "MS16-135",
              "refsource": "MS",
              "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-135"
            },
            {
              "name": "http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-wild/",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-wild/"
            },
            {
              "name": "94064",
              "refsource": "BID",
              "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94064"
            },
            {
              "name": "https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html",
              "refsource": "MISC",
              "url": "https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8",
    "assignerShortName": "microsoft",
    "cveId": "CVE-2016-7255",
    "datePublished": "2016-11-10T06:16:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-10-21T23:55:48.547Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "cisa_known_exploited": {
      "cveID": "CVE-2016-7255",
      "cwes": "[\"CWE-264\"]",
      "dateAdded": "2021-11-03",
      "dueDate": "2022-05-03",
      "knownRansomwareCampaignUse": "Unknown",
      "notes": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7255",
      "product": "Win32k",
      "requiredAction": "Apply updates per vendor instructions.",
      "shortDescription": "Microsoft Win32k kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory which allows for privilege escalation. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to run code in kernel mode.",
      "vendorProject": "Microsoft",
      "vulnerabilityName": "Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability"
    }
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.