VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-0016
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability29.67%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-01-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."
Weakness classification
- CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path
Primary references
- secure@microsoft.com — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- secure@microsoft.com — Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- secure@microsoft.com — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry