ghsa-6rfx-wjcx-jvgf
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-14 02:21
Modified
2025-10-22 00:31
Severity ?
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details

The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-7255"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-11-10T07:00:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607, and Windows Server 2016 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka \"Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.\"",
  "id": "GHSA-6rfx-wjcx-jvgf",
  "modified": "2025-10-22T00:31:17Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T02:21:54Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7255"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-135"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mwrlabs/CVE-2016-7255"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://securingtomorrow.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/digging-windows-kernel-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-cve-2016-7255"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.googleblog.com/2016/10/disclosing-vulnerabilities-to-protect.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-7255"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40745"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40823"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41015"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/one-bit-rule-system-analyzing-cve-2016-7255-exploit-wild"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140468/Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-win32k.sys-NtSetWindowLongPtr-Privilege-Escalation.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94064"
    },
    {
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      "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037251"
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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