CVE-2016-0093 — The kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0094, CVE-2016-0095, and CVE-2016-0096

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HIGH

The kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0094, CVE-2016-0095, and CVE-2016-0096

Published Mar 9, 2016

7.8

HIGH

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 3.40%

Description

The kernel-mode driver in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0094, CVE-2016-0095, and CVE-2016-0096.

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

3.40% 0.03398

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.03398

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (13 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	3.40% (0.03398)	88.44th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	3.66% (0.03662)	88.15th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 10, 2025	3.60% (0.03600)	87.28th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Mar 17, 2025	1.61% (0.01612)	80.51th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.08% (0.00076)	34.80th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Aug 20, 2023	0.08% (0.00076)	31.30th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 10, 2023	0.08% (0.00082)	33.58th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
May 2, 2023	0.13% (0.00132)	46.84th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 22, 2023	0.50% (0.00498)	72.57th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.22% (0.00225)	58.91th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.96% (0.01961)	78.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.96% (0.01961)	76.61th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.96% (0.01961)	55.74th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-264

References (4)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84054
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035212
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-034
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39648/
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84054		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035212		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-034		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39648/		exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner microsoft

Published Mar 9, 2016

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Dec 4, 2015

Link CVE-2016-0093

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-0093

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-0093