# CVE-2016-0165

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.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2016-0165
- CVSS: 7.8
- Known exploited: yes, in CISA KEV since 2023-06-22; CISA due date 2023-07-13
- EPSS: 13.68% (percentile 96.5)
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB (first 2018-03-01)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2025-02-10)
- Published: 2016-04-12

## Affected

- microsoft:windows_10_1507
- microsoft:windows_10_1511
- microsoft:windows_7
- microsoft:windows_8.1
- microsoft:windows_rt_8.1
- microsoft:windows_server_2008
- microsoft:windows_server_2012
- microsoft:windows_vista

## References

- [other] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035529
- [exploit] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44480/
- [other] http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035532
- [advisory] https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-039
- [other] https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2016-0165

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