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CVE-2016-7255: Microsoft Win32k

EPSS80.9%No. 616 of 1739 in KEV
CVE year2016~5 yrs before listing
Same vendor in KEV389
Same product25
FieldValue
VendorMicrosoft
ProductWin32k
NameMicrosoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Added to KEV2021-11-03
US federal due date2022-05-03
Ransomware useKnown
CWECWE-264

CISA description

Microsoft Win32k kernel-mode driver fails to properly handle objects in memory which allows for privilege escalation. Successful exploitation allows an attacker to run code in kernel mode.

Other entries for this product

CVEVendor / productAddedEPSSRansomware
CVE-2016-0165Microsoft Win32k2023-06-2213.7%Unknown
CVE-2023-29336Microsoft Win32k2023-05-0941.1%Unknown
CVE-2015-2360Microsoft Win32k2022-05-2514.8%Unknown
CVE-2018-8589Microsoft Win32k2022-05-233.0%Unknown
CVE-2014-4113Microsoft Win32k2022-05-0486.9%Unknown
CVE-2021-41357Microsoft Win32k2022-04-251.5%Unknown
CVE-2021-40450Microsoft Win32k2022-04-251.5%Unknown
CVE-2013-3660Microsoft Win32k2022-03-2839.3%Unknown
CVE-2019-1132Microsoft Win32k2022-03-159.8%Unknown
CVE-2018-8120Microsoft Win32k2022-03-1573.4%Known
CVE-2015-2546Microsoft Win32k2022-03-1510.1%Known
CVE-2015-1701Microsoft Win32k2022-03-0355.9%Known
CVE-2017-0263Microsoft Win32k2022-02-1010.0%Unknown
CVE-2022-21882Microsoft Win32k2022-02-0459.2%Known
CVE-2018-8453Microsoft Win32k2022-01-2170.0%Known

NVD — CVE-2016-7255

Data from CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is FIRST's estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, refreshed weekly. Always follow the vendor's official guidance.
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A Microsoft Win32k vulnerability added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03.