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CVE-2016-3346 (GCVE-0-2016-3346)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-09-14 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 23:56
VLAI
Summary
Microsoft Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 does not properly enforce permissions, which allows local users to obtain Administrator access via a crafted DLL, aka "Windows Permissions Enforcement Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates… vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036798 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92846 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
Date Public
2016-09-13 00:00
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