Risk Letters

Exploited vulnerability

CVE-2016-0099

TLP:CLEAR

Microsoft Windows Secondary Logon Service Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Microsoft Windows if the Windows Secondary Logon Service fails to properly manage request handles in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code as an administrator.

Facts

  • Vendor: Microsoft
  • Product: Windows
  • CVSS: 7.8
  • EPSS (probability of exploitation within 30 days): 37 %
  • On CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since: 3 March 2022
  • First known exploitation: 3 March 2022
  • Used in ransomware campaigns (per CISA): Yes
  • CISA's deadline for US federal agencies: 24 March 2022
  • Weakness: CWE-264
  • First seen by Risk Letters: 3 March 2022

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