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CVE-2016-0041

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 82.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2016-02-10 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

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, Windows 10 Gold and 1511, and Internet Explorer 10 and 11 mishandle DLL loading, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability."

Affected products

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 11: 10, 11
• Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607: 1511
• Microsoft Windows 7: all versions
• Microsoft Windows 8.1: 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://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/49
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034971
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-009
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014
• https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150905/nps_datastore_server_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Feb/49
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034971
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034985
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-009
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2016/ms16-014
• https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20150905/nps_datastore_server_dll_side_loading_vulnerability.html

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