VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-3226

CVSS score6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability10.70%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-06-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

Active Directory in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 and Server 2012 Gold and R2 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (service hang) by creating many machine accounts, aka "Active Directory Denial of Service Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Primary references