CVE-2016-0020 - Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "MAPI DLL Loading Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

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Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "MAPI DLL Loading Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Published Jan 13, 2016

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.96%

Description

Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "MAPI DLL Loading Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (0)

No CWE recorded.

References (3)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034661
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-018
x_refsource_MISC
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-007
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034661		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-16-018		x_refsource_MISC
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-007		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner microsoft

Published Jan 13, 2016

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Dec 4, 2015

Link CVE-2016-0020

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-0020

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

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