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CVE-2016-0165

Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.13841
Risk score
61.04
CISA KEV
Yes
PoC
No
Published
2016-04-12
Modified
2025-10-21
First seen
2026-08-07
Aliases
EUVD-2016-0203, GHSA-3936-9446-HFX7
Products
Microsoft:Win32k, n/a:n/a n/a
Sources
euvd EUVD-2016-0203
cisa.gov CVE-2016-0165

Description

The kernel-mode driver 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 and 1511 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0143 and CVE-2016-0167.

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