CVE-2016-7255

Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
81.0%
EPSS
100%
Percentile
Yes
Known exploited
0
APAC news · 90d
Summary

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.

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Win32k
Added to KEV
Nov 3, 2021
Remediation due
May 3, 2022 (US federal deadline)
Ransomware use
Known
Weakness
CWE-264
EPSS
81.0% as of Nov 12
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Linked
Actors named alongside it:
none
Incidents exploiting it:
  • none recorded