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The kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes an API call to access sensitive information in the registry, aka "Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0075

Published Oct 14, 2016

Description

The kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes an API call to access sensitive information in the registry, aka "Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0075.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-200

Exposure of Sensitive Information

References (3)

Change history (0)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner microsoft
Published Oct 14, 2016
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Dec 4, 2015
Link CVE-2016-0073
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Link CVE-2016-0073
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2016-0073