🛡 CVE-2016-7255
Microsoft Win32k Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Win32k CWE-264
Ransomware use
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CISA KEV
EPSS
81.0%
Likely exploited · 100th pct
Added to KEV
2021-11-03
CISA
Remediate by
2022-05-03
⚠ OVERDUE
CWE
CWE-264
weakness
📈 EPSS exploit probability
81.0%
FIRST EPSS — 30-day probability of exploitation in the wild · band Likely exploited · higher than 100% of all scored CVEs
⚠ KEV remediation overdue
CISA required federal remediation by 2022-05-03. This exploited vulnerability is past its Binding Operational Directive 22-01 due date — prioritize patch/mitigation and hunt for exploitation.
📄 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.
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