Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2016-0165
Published: April 12, 2016 / Updated: June 22, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5060
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-0165
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper handling of objects in memory by the kernel-mode driver. A local attacker can run a specially crafted program, gain elevated privileges and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in arbitrary code execution on the vulnerable system.
Note: the vulnerability was being actively exploited.
Affected software
Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Windows Server
How to mitigate CVE-2016-0165
Install update from vendor's website.