CVE-2016-0073

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    CVE-2016-0073

    Published: 14 Oct 2016Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The kernel in Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2, Windows RT 8.1, and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application that makes an API call to access sensitive information in the registry, aka "Windows Kernel Local Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability," a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-0075.

    References: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-124, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40574/, , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93355

    Affected packages

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    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
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