CVE-2016-7271

Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVE-2016-7271 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by KB3205386, released December 13, 2016. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
6.3
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0137
71st percentile

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Windows Secure Kernel Mode fails to properly handle objects in memory.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a locally-authenticated attacker could attempt to run a specially crafted application on a targeted system. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could violate virtual trust levels (VTL).</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Windows handles objects in memory to properly enforce VTLs.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1511 for 32-bit Systems 10586.713 KB3205386 Dec 13, 2016
Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems 10586.713 KB3205386 Dec 13, 2016
Windows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems KB3206632 Dec 13, 2016
Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems KB3206632 Dec 13, 2016
Windows 10 for 32-bit Systems 10240.17202 KB3205383 Dec 13, 2016
Windows 10 for x64-based Systems 10240.17202 KB3205383 Dec 13, 2016
Windows Server 2016 KB3206632 Dec 13, 2016
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) KB3206632 Dec 13, 2016

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