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CVE-2016-0007

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 5.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-01-13 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-264

Description

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.

Affected products

• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Rt: all versions
• Microsoft Windows RT 8.1: all versions
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008: r2-sp1
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012: r2
• Microsoft Windows Vista: all versions

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79898
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034645
• https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=589
• 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/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79898
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034645
• https://code.google.com/p/google-security-research/issues/detail?id=589
• 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/

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