Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2016-3309

TLP:CLEAR

Microsoft Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists when the Windows kernel fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code in kernel mode.

Facts

  • Vendor: Microsoft
  • Product: Windows
  • CVSS: 7.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 20.5 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 15 March 2022
  • First known exploitation: 15 March 2022
  • Used in ransomware campaigns (per CISA): Yes
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 5 April 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-264
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 15 March 2022

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Data: NVD (public domain), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, MITRE ATT&CK, AlienVault OTX. NVD