CVE-2016-0040 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

The kernel in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, and Windows 7 SP1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability."

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is in the KEV database since March 28, 2022.

The EPSS score is 0.77872.

Exploitation active

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:-:sp2::::::

No data.

No data.

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44586/

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.77926}`	epss `{'score': 0.72234}`

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		kev `{'dateAdded': '2022-03-28'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2016-02-10T11:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-07-30T01:46:40.987Z

Reserved: 2015-12-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-0040

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T22:08:12.850Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-02-10T11:59:06.440

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-0040

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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