HIGHCVSS 7.8KNOWN EXPLOITEDRANSOMWARE: KNOWN

CVE-2016-7255

CVE-2016-7255 updated by NVD

Published: 2021-11-03
Modified: 2026-09-21
Sources: cisa-kev, nvd

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

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

Includes data from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

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