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CVE-2016-7255

CISA KEV RANSOMWARE
ACT NOW Priority: 0.00 BB Relevance: 0/100
Published: N/A Modified: N/A First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: pending_score

Description

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.

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Vendor / Product Microsoft — Win32k
Date Added 2021-11-03
Remediation Due 2022-05-03
Ransomware Use CONFIRMED
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7255

Affected Software (12)

VendorProductVersion
microsoft windows_10_1507 -
microsoft windows_10_1511 -
microsoft windows_10_1607 -
microsoft windows_7 -
microsoft windows_8.1 -
microsoft windows_rt_8.1 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 -
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2
microsoft windows_server_2012 -
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2
microsoft windows_server_2016 -
microsoft windows_vista -

References & Advisories (12)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745/
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823/
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015/
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255
Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94064
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037251
Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Bug Bounty Relevance

0 / 100
✓ Known exploited (KEV)

CVSS Score

Unscored

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

No EPSS data available

Intelligence Sources

kev ref →

External Links