CVE-2016-0181 — Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to bypass the Virtual Secure Mode Hypervisor Code Integrity (HVCI) protection mechanism and perform RWX markings of kernel-mode pages via a crafted application, aka "Hypervisor Code Integrity Security Feature Bypass."

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Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to bypass the Virtual Secure Mode Hypervisor Code Integrity (HVCI) protection mechanism and perform RWX markings of kernel-mode pages via a crafted application, aka "Hypervisor Code Integrity Security Feature Bypass."

Published May 11, 2016

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.52%

Description

Microsoft Windows 10 Gold and 1511 allows local users to bypass the Virtual Secure Mode Hypervisor Code Integrity (HVCI) protection mechanism and perform RWX markings of kernel-mode pages via a crafted application, aka "Hypervisor Code Integrity Security Feature Bypass."

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.52% 0.01516

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

EPSS probability 0.01516

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 (11 key points)

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

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.52% (0.01516)	73.59th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.52% (0.01516)	71.13th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.13% (0.00133)	30.42th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.04% (0.00043)	11.28th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 13, 2024	0.04% (0.00043)	9.47th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Aug 11, 2023	0.04% (0.00043)	7.46th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 3, 2023	0.05% (0.00052)	17.98th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.04% (0.00043)	7.39th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.42% (0.01418)	73.14th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.42% (0.01418)	71.15th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.42% (0.01418)	50.43th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-254

References (3)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90048
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035843
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-066
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90048		vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035843		vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-066		vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MS

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner microsoft

Published May 11, 2016

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Dec 4, 2015

Link CVE-2016-0181

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2016-0181

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2016-0181