CVE Record
[ HIGH ]CVE-2016-3309
Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode.
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Windows
- CVSS
- 7.8
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 20.6%
- Status
- kevransomware use
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode.
Added to CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-03-15. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2022-04-05.
This is an auto-synced KEV catalog record pending a full 0dayNews write-up — see CISA’s KEV catalog and the NVD record linked above for primary sources.