CVE-2016-7255

High · 7.8 CISA KEV · ransomware

CVSS

7.8

EPSS

81.0%

Published

Nov 10, 2016

CISA due date

May 3, 2022

The record

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."

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Introduced	Fixed