CVE-2016-0007

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    CVE-2016-0007

    Published: 13 Jan 2016Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The sandbox implementation in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT Gold and 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold and 1511 mishandles reparse points, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Windows Mount Point Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0006.

    References: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79898, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034645, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-008, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39310/, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39311/, https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=589

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High