VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-7218

CVSS score4.7 MEDIUM
EPSS probability3.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-11-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

Bowser.sys in 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 allows local users to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application, aka "Windows Bowser.sys Information Disclosure Vulnerability."

Weakness classification

  • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Primary references