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CVE-2016-3309

VendormicrosoftProductwindows 7, windows server 2008, windows vista, windows 10 1507, windows 8.1, windows rt 8.1, windows server 2012, windows 10 1607, windows 10 1511DiscoveredAug 9, 2016UpdatedApr 22, 2026

The kernel-mode drivers 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, 1511, and 1607 allow local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-3308, CVE-2016-3310, and CVE-2016-3311.

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CVSS v3.1
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
20.5%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Listed
confirmed active exploitation
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 19, 2026
▼ 0.16pp
20.6% → 20.5% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
9 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Aug 9, 2016
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Apr 22, 2026
Public PoC (1)
github.com/siberas/CVE-2016-3309_Reloaded
Unverified third-party code — review before executing.